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Where does “baloncesto” come from?

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

baloncesto (Spanish): basketball

Definitions

  1. basketball

Ancestry of “baloncesto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “baloncesto”

  • baloncestista
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