Where does “disporten” come from?
disporten (Middle English) comes from Old French desporter, from Old French porter, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
disporten (Middle English): To disport; to divert or amuse oneself; to play
Definitions
- To disport; to divert or amuse oneself; to play
Ancestry of “disporten”, step by step
disporten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | de- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | de | The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |