Where does “motobal” come from?
motobal (Romanian) comes from English motoball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz — to rise, to be tall; hill.
motobal (Romanian): motoball
Definitions
- motoball
Ancestry of “motobal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | motoball | A game resembling football (soccer), but with players (except the goalkeepers) riding motorcycles, and with a much larger ball |
| 2 | English | Ball | surname |
| 3 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 4 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 5 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 6 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 7 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |