Where does “sportdiving” come from?
sportdiving (English) comes from English sport, 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 — afterwards, post; by, at.
sportdiving (English): diving as a sport
Definitions
- diving as a sport
Ancestry of “sportdiving”, step by step
sportdiving traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sport
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sport | Any activity that uses physical exertion or... |
| 2 | Middle English | sport | — |
| 3 | Middle English | disport | — |
| 4 | Old French | desport | Alternative form of deport |
| 5 | Old French | deport | enjoyment; fun |
| 6 | Latin | deportō | to bring or convey |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English diving
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diving | present participle of dive; The action of the... |
| 2 | English | dive | To swim under water; To jump into water... |
| 3 | Middle English | diven | — |
| 4 | Old English | dūfan | to duck, dive, sink, penetrate; to dive |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *dūban | to dive |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dūbaną | to dive, to sink |