Lady Butterfly she/her@reddthat.com to Casual UK@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agoClue is in the nameimagemessage-square157linkfedilinkarrow-up1323arrow-down176
arrow-up1247arrow-down1imageClue is in the nameLady Butterfly she/her@reddthat.com to Casual UK@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square157linkfedilink
minus-squareAzrael@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoSure, but the term Football wasn’t coined when ball games were invented. It was coined much later when there were already lots of different sports. Among the sports people people played at the time, Football was one where the participants are on foot.
minus-squareJhex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoMost sports were played (and still are) on foot Look I get your point but neither my original theory (foot = kicking) or yours (foot = not on horse) have been proven to be the “real” source of the word football today; maybe it’s one or the other OR influenced by both sources
minus-squareMr Poletski@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agothis is an interesting read wherever you might sit on the name origin theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football particularly the history section
Sure, but the term Football wasn’t coined when ball games were invented. It was coined much later when there were already lots of different sports.
Among the sports people people played at the time, Football was one where the participants are on foot.
Most sports were played (and still are) on foot
Look I get your point but neither my original theory (foot = kicking) or yours (foot = not on horse) have been proven to be the “real” source of the word football today; maybe it’s one or the other OR influenced by both sources
this is an interesting read wherever you might sit on the name origin theory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football
particularly the history section