Why is basket the correct French word for the English basketball ?

Mike L.A1Kwiziq community member

Why is basket the correct French word for the English basketball ?

Why basket, not basketball ?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "My neighbourhood"

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Basket (abbreviation), basket-ball and, after 1990 rectifications, basketball are all correct French - Larousse, Robert dico en ligne, and Académie-française dictionary.

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SUPREET S.Kwiziq community member

shhhhhhh

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SUPREET S.Kwiziq community member

idk

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Aryan S.A1Kwiziq community member

because basket is how we say basketball in French

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Mike L. asked:

Why is basket the correct French word for the English basketball ?

Why basket, not basketball ?

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