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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
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