Etymology of the English word blackball
the English word
blackballderived from the English word
blackderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*blak-derived from the English word
ballderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*balluzderived from the English root
*beallderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-Date
The earliest known usage of blackball in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
blackballed,
blackballingUsage
Word found in Modern English
