Where does “sportsmanlike” come from?
sportsmanlike (English) comes from English sportsman, 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.
sportsmanlike (English): Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an...
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- Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an...
Ancestry of “sportsmanlike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sportsman | A man who engages in sports; a male athlete; A... |
| 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 | — |
| 9 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 10 | Latin | dē | — |
| 11 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 12 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “sportsmanlike”