English
Little League
little + league.
Proto-Indo-European *lewd- ‘to bend’
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Proto-West Germanic *lūtan ‘to bow down’
Proto-West Germanic *lūtil
Old English lȳtel ‘small’
Middle English litel
English little
Latin ligō ‘to tie’
Italian legare ‘to tie, bind’
Italian lega ‘league’
Middle French ligue
Middle English liege ‘alliance, agreement’
English league
Today it means
name An organization that sponsors and organizes baseball and softball leagues for children.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Little League