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Etymology of the English word basketball

the English word basketball
derived from the English word basket
derived from the Anglo-Norman word basket
derived from the Latin root *baskauta
derived from the English word ball
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *balluz
derived from the English root *beall
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhel-

Derivations in other languages

Romanian baschetbal, Spanish basquetbol

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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