Where does “sporting” come from?

I cannot write this summary as requested because the etymology chain shows "English sport" repeated eight times without any older language sources, origin dates, or meaning information. This appears to be incomplete data. To write an accurate one-sentence origin summary following your rules, I would need: - The actual source languages (e.g., Old French, Latin, etc.) - The original forms with their spellings and diacritics - At least one attested meaning from an earlier stage - A coherent language progression Could you provide the complete etymology chain with source languages and historical forms?

sporting (English): present participle of sport; Pertaining to...

Definitions

  1. present participle of sport; Pertaining to...

Ancestry of “sporting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsportAny activity that uses physical exertion or...
2Middle Englishsport
3Middle Englishdisport
4Old FrenchdesportAlternative form of deport
5Old Frenchdeportenjoyment; fun
6Latindeportōto bring or convey
7Latindē-of; from
8Latinof; concerning; about
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “sporting

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós
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