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Where does “balonvoleísta” come from?

balonvoleísta (Spanish) comes from Spanish balonvolea, from English handball, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli — to rise, to be tall; hill.

balonvoleísta (Spanish): volleyballer

Definitions

  1. volleyballer

Ancestry of “balonvoleísta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbalonvoleavolleyball
2EnglishhandballA team sport where two teams of seven players...
3EnglishBallsurname
4Middle EnglishbalA ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,...
5Old Englishbeallball
6EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
7Old Englishhyllhill
8Albanianhullifurrow
9Proto-Germanichullizhill
10Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
11Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill
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