Where does “sportsbook” come from?

sportsbook (English) comes 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, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.

sportsbook (English): A place where a gambler can bet on various sports...

Definitions

  1. A place where a gambler can bet on various sports...

Ancestry of “sportsbook”, step by step

sportsbook traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sports

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsportsplural of sport; Third-person singular simple...
2EnglishsportAny activity that uses physical exertion or...
3Middle Englishsport
4Middle Englishdisport
5Old FrenchdesportAlternative form of deport
6Old Frenchdeportenjoyment; fun
7Latindeportōto bring or convey
8Latindē-of; from
9Latinof; concerning; about
10Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
11Latinposteablative singular of postis
12Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English Book

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBookthe Bible
2Germanbūchbook collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication
3Middle High Germanbuoch
4Old High Germanbuohbook
5Proto-Germanicbōk
6Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti