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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word BALL. Etymology of the word
BALL.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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BALL (1),
a dance. (F.,—L.) Used by Dryden, tr. of Lucretius, b.
ii. l. 29.—F. bal, a dance; from O.F. baler, to dance.—Low
Lat. ballare, to dance. + Gk.
βαλλίζειν, to dance; Fick, ii.
177. Of uncertain origin; the connection with Gk.
βάλλειν, to throw,
is not clearly made out. See Ballet,
Ballad.
BALL (2),
a spherical body. (F.,—G.) M.E. balle, Alisaunder,
6481; Layamon, ii. 307.—O.F. balle.—M.H.G. balle,
O.H.G. pallá, pallo, a ball, sphere. + Icel. böllr, a ball,
globe. The root is probably seen in our verb to bulge; see Bulge. From the same source, ball-oon, ball-ot; and cf. bole,
bowl, bolt, bolster; boil, bolled, &c.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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