badminton
/ˈbædmɪntən/
noun
Origin
English
Badminton — A place name in Gloucestershire, England
Overview
Meaning Now
- A game played with rackets in which a shuttlecock is hit back and forth across a net.
Language path
English
Earliest form
badminton
Earliest period
19th century
Journey
The game was popularized in the 1860s at Badminton House, the country seat of the Dukes of Beaufort in Gloucestershire. It is widely considered to have evolved from a similar children's game called 'battledore and shuttlecock', but the modern rules were standardized by British military officers stationed in British India.
Evolution
- 17th century
Badmintone
“Estate name”
Toponym from Old English 'Badimyncgtun'
- 1873
badminton
“Sport played at Badminton House”
Referred to as the 'Badminton Game' by the Duke of Beaufort's guests
Connections
Word parts
Badminton
root
The name of a specific English estate
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