Where does “minibaschet” come from?
minibaschet (Romanian) comes from Romanian baschet, from French basket, from English basketball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll — to rise, to be tall; hill.
minibaschet (Romanian): mini basketball
Definitions
- mini basketball
Ancestry of “minibaschet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | baschet | basketball; sneaker |
| 2 | French | basket | basketball; sneaker, trainer |
| 3 | English | basketball | A sport in which two opposing teams of five... |
| 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 |