Where does “futevôlei” come from?
futevôlei (Portuguese) comes from Ladin volei, from Portuguese voleibol, from English volleyball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll — to rise, to be tall; hill.
futevôlei (Portuguese): footvolley game
Definitions
- footvolley game
Ancestry of “futevôlei”, step by step
futevôlei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ladin volei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ladin | volei | to want |
| 2 | Portuguese | voleibol | volleyball |
| 3 | English | volleyball | A game played on a rectangular court between two... |
| 4 | English | Ball | surname |
| 5 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 6 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 7 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 8 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 9 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
via Portuguese futebol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | futebol | football, soccer |
| 2 | English | football | A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to... |
| 3 | Middle English | fotbal | football game played with a ball; ancestor of soccer, American football, and rugby |
| 4 | Middle English | fot | foot; The bottom, lower part or foundation of... |
| 5 | Old English | fōt | foot |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |