Where does “sport” come from?
sport (English) comes from Middle English sport, from Middle English disport, from Old French desport, from Old French deport, from Latin deportō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
sport (English): Any activity that uses physical exertion or...
Definitions
- Any activity that uses physical exertion or...
Ancestry of “sport”, step by step
sport traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English sport
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sport | — |
| 2 | Middle English | disport | — |
| 3 | Old French | desport | Alternative form of deport |
| 4 | Old French | deport | enjoyment; fun |
| 5 | Latin | deportō | to bring or convey |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Middle English sporten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sporten | — |
| 2 | Middle English | disporten | To disport; to divert or amuse oneself; to play |
| 3 | Old French | desporter | To disport, to divert, or to amuse oneself; to play |
| 4 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 5 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 6 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 7 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |