Etymology of the English word ballbreaker
the English word
ballbreakerderived from the English word
ballderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*balluzderived from the English root
*beallderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-derived from the English word
breakerderived from the English word
breakderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhreg-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*brekanusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the Spanish word
barricaDate
The earliest known usage of ballbreaker in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
