Where does “desporten” come from?
desporten (Middle English) comes from Old French deporter, from Latin deportō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
desporten (Middle English): to take part in entertainment, sport, etc., to...
Definitions
- to take part in entertainment, sport, etc., to...
Ancestry of “desporten”, step by step
desporten traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French deporter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | deporter | to amuse; to entertain |
| 2 | Latin | deportō | to bring or convey |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Old French desporter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | desporter | To disport, to divert, or to amuse oneself; to play |
| 2 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 3 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 4 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 5 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Anglo-Norman desporter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | desporter | — |
| 2 | Latin | deportare | present active infinitive of dēportō;... |
| 3 | Latin | deporto | I bring or convey; I carry along or down; I... |
| 4 | Latin | porto | I carry, bear; I convey, bring |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |