Where does “sports” come from?

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sports (English): plural of sport; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of sport; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “sports”, 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 “sports

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