Where does “bałacanestro” come from?
bałacanestro (Venetian) comes from English basketball, 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.
bałacanestro (Venetian): basketball
Definitions
- basketball
Ancestry of “bałacanestro”, step by step
bałacanestro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English basketball
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | basketball | A sport in which two opposing teams of five... |
| 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 |
via Venetian bała
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venetian | bała | ball; drunkenness; lie |