Where does “футболи́ст” come from?
футболи́ст (Russian) comes from Russian футбо́л, from English football, from Middle English fotbal, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.
футболи́ст (Russian): footballer British; football player Britain, soccer player US, Canada, Australia
Definitions
- footballer British; football player Britain, soccer player US, Canada, Australia
Ancestry of “футболи́ст”, step by step
футболи́ст traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian футбо́л
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | футбо́л | 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 | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 5 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 6 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 7 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 8 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
via Bulgarian фу́тбол
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | фу́тбол | football soccer, association football |