Where does “pêl-fasged” come from?
pêl-fasged (Welsh) comes from Welsh pêl, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.
pêl-fasged (Welsh): basketball
Definitions
- basketball
Ancestry of “pêl-fasged”, step by step
pêl-fasged traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh pêl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | pêl | ball; sphere, orb, cannon-ball; world, earth |
| 2 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 3 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 4 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via Welsh basged
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | basged | basket |
| 2 | English | basket | A lightweight container, generally round, open at... |
| 3 | Middle English | basket | A basket; The amount that fits in a basket |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman French | bascat | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | bascauda | kettle, table-vessel |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | baski | bundle, load |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰask- | bundle, band |