Where does “sport truck” come from?
sport truck (English) comes from English sports car, from English sports, from English sport, from Middle English sport, from Middle English disport, from Old French desport, from Old French deport, from Latin deportō — afterwards, post; by, at.
sport truck (English): A type of street truck and lifestyle truck, a high-speed high-performance high-powered pickup truck, frequently with lowered suspension and lessened cargo capabilities
Definitions
- A type of street truck and lifestyle truck, a high-speed high-performance high-powered pickup truck, frequently with lowered suspension and lessened cargo capabilities
Ancestry of “sport truck”, step by step
sport truck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sports car
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sports car | An automobile designed for high speed and power,... |
| 2 | English | sports | plural of sport; Third-person singular simple... |
| 3 | English | sport | Any activity that uses physical exertion or... |
| 4 | Middle English | sport | — |
| 5 | Middle English | disport | — |
| 6 | Old French | desport | Alternative form of deport |
| 7 | Old French | deport | enjoyment; fun |
| 8 | Latin | deportō | to bring or convey |
| 9 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 10 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 11 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 12 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English pickup truck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pickup truck | A light truck with an open cargo bed |