Where does “sportswomanlike” come from?
sportswomanlike (English) comes from English sportswoman, 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.
sportswomanlike (English): sportsmanlike
Ancestry of “sportswomanlike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sportswoman | A woman who engages in sports; a female athlete |
| 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 |