English
Kin-Ball
Kin-Ball comes from Ancient Greek κίνησις ‘political movement, revolt’, from κῑνέω ‘I move’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keyh₂-‘to start to move’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκῑνέω‘I move’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκίνησιςkínēsis‘political movement, revolt’
- Englishearliest quotation 2015Kin-Ball
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*keyh₂-‘to start to move’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκῑνέω‘I move’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκίνησιςkínēsis‘political movement, revolt’
- Englishearliest quotation 2015Kin-Ball
Earliest quotation: 2015, Victoria R. Williams, Bloomsbury: “To win a game of kin-ball, teams must serve…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- ‘to start to move’
citation, recite, incite, kinase, resuscitate, kinetics, recitative, kinematics, 11 more
through Ancient Greek κῑνέω ‘I move’
through Ancient Greek κίνησις ‘political movement, revolt’
Today it means
noun A sport played by three teams at once with a large ball.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- / Kin-Ball