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Where does “baloncestista” come from?

baloncestista (Spanish) comes from Spanish baloncesto, from Spanish balón, from Spanish -ón, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon.

baloncestista (Spanish): basketballer

Definitions

  1. basketballer

Ancestry of “baloncestista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbaloncestobasketball
2Spanishbalónball; balloon
3Spanish-ónemphasizes that something is large, grand,...
4English-ön—
5English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
6EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
7GermanKetonketone
8GermanAketonacetone
9Frenchacétoneacetone
10Latinacētum—
11French-ate-ate
12Latin-ātus—
13Proto-Italic-ātos—
14Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →