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Where does “sporta” come from?

sporta (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

sporta (Latin): basket; hamper

Definitions

  1. basket; hamper

Ancestry of “sporta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “sporta”

  • sportula
  • sportulae
  • sportule
  • sportula
  • espuerta
  • sporta
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