Where does “Amateursportler” come from?
Amateursportler (German) comes from German Sportler, from German Sport, 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.
Amateursportler (German): amateur sportsperson of male or unspecified sex
Definitions
- amateur sportsperson of male or unspecified sex
Ancestry of “Amateursportler”, step by step
Amateursportler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sportler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sportler | sportsman, athlete |
| 2 | German | Sport | sport; athletics, sports, exercise; physical... |
| 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 |
via German Amateur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Amateur | amateur |
| 2 | French | amateur | amateur; a lover of something |
| 3 | Latin | amātor | a (male) friend |
| 4 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 5 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 6 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |