Etymograph

English

footballene

From football + -ene, because the structure resembles a football, or soccer ball.

Formed from football + -ene

Middle English fotbal

English football

The story

From football + -ene, because the structure resembles a football, or soccer ball.

Today it means

noun buckminsterfullerene

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / footballene