Where does “bulevardisportti” come from?
bulevardisportti (Finnish) comes from Finnish sportti, from English sport, from Middle English sport, from Middle English disport, from Old French desport, from Old French deport, from Latin deportō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
bulevardisportti (Finnish): sports coupe, coupe, sport compact, hot hatch
Definitions
- sports coupe, coupe, sport compact, hot hatch
Ancestry of “bulevardisportti”, step by step
bulevardisportti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sportti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sportti | sport |
| 2 | English | sport | Any activity that uses physical exertion or... |
| 3 | Middle English | sport | — |
| 4 | Middle English | disport | — |
| 5 | Old French | desport | Alternative form of deport |
| 6 | Old French | deport | enjoyment; fun |
| 7 | Latin | deportō | to bring or convey |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Finnish bulevardi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bulevardi | boulevard |
| 2 | French | boulevard | causeway; boulevard |
| 3 | Middle French | bolevard | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | bolwerc | bulwark, bastion |
| 5 | Middle High German | bolwerc | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | bole | plank, beam |
| 7 | Old High German | bolla | round vessel, bowl |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | bollā | ball; bowl |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bullǭ | round object, ball; round vessel, bowl |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |