Where does “スポーツマンシップ” come from?
スポーツマンシップ (Japanese) comes from English sportsmanship, 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.
スポーツマンシップ (Japanese): sportsmanship
Definitions
- sportsmanship
Ancestry of “スポーツマンシップ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sportsmanship | The behaviour exhibited in playing sports, either... |
| 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 |