Where does “unsportsmanly” come from?
unsportsmanly (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.
unsportsmanly (English): Not sportsmanly; not befitting a sportsman
Definitions
- Not sportsmanly; not befitting a sportsman
Ancestry of “unsportsmanly”, step by step
| 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 |