Where does “sportsmanliness” come from?
sportsmanliness (English) comes from English sportsmanly, 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 — spring.
sportsmanliness (English): The quality of being sportsmanly
Definitions
- The quality of being sportsmanly
Ancestry of “sportsmanliness”, step by step
sportsmanliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sportsmanly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sportsmanly | Befitting a sportsman; being or demonstrating the... |
| 2 | English | sportsman | A man who engages in sports; a male athlete; A... |
| 3 | English | sports | plural of sport; Third-person singular simple... |
| 4 | English | sport | Any activity that uses physical exertion or... |
| 5 | Middle English | sport | — |
| 6 | Middle English | disport | — |
| 7 | Old French | desport | Alternative form of deport |
| 8 | Old French | deport | enjoyment; fun |
| 9 | Latin | deportō | to bring or convey |
| 10 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 11 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 12 | Latin | verum | truly; even so; but; yet; however; still |
| 13 | Latin | vēr | spring |
| 14 | Latin | veror | — |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | wezor | spring |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |