Where does “unsportingly” come from?
unsportingly (English) comes from English unsporting, from English sporting, 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.
unsportingly (English): In an unsporting way; unfairly
Definitions
- In an unsporting way; unfairly
Ancestry of “unsportingly”, step by step
unsportingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsporting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsporting | unfair, or not sportsmanlike |
| 2 | English | sporting | present participle of sport; Pertaining to... |
| 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 | to bring or convey |
| 9 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 10 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 11 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 12 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |