softball.
softball (game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand)
Meaning & usage
softball (game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Old English *beall Middle English bal English ball English softballubor. Polish softball Unadapted borrowing from English softball.
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