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Where does “Sportart” come from?

Sportart (German) comes 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, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.

Sportart (German): sport, type of sport

Definitions

  1. sport, type of sport

Ancestry of “Sportart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSportsport; athletics, sports, exercise; physical...
2EnglishsportAny activity that uses physical exertion or...
3Middle Englishsport—
4Middle Englishdisport—
5Old FrenchdesportAlternative form of deport
6Old Frenchdeportenjoyment; fun
7Latindeportō—
8Latindē-—
9Latindē—
10Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
11Latinposteablative singular of postis
12Proto-Italicposti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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