Where does “unsportsmanlike” come from?
unsportsmanlike (English) comes from English sportsmanlike, 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.
unsportsmanlike (English): violating the accepted standards of sportsmanship
Definitions
- violating the accepted standards of sportsmanship
Ancestry of “unsportsmanlike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sportsmanlike | Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an... |
| 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 |