Where does “ספורטאי” come from?
ספורטאי (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew ספורט, 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.
ספורטאי (Hebrew): A sportsman, a sportsperson, a athlete: a ...
Definitions
- A sportsman, a sportsperson, a athlete: a ...
Ancestry of “ספורטאי”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | ספורט | 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 | — |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 9 | Latin | dē | — |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |