Where does “スポーツウェア” come from?
スポーツウェア (Japanese) comes from English sportswear, from English sports, 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.
スポーツウェア (Japanese): sportswear
Definitions
- sportswear
Ancestry of “スポーツウェア”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sportswear | casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when... |
| 2 | English | sports | plural of sport; Third-person singular simple... |
| 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 |