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Where does “desporter” come from?

desporter (Old French) comes 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.

Ancestry of “desporter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchporterto carry; to carry a child
2Old French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
3Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
4Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
5Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “desporter”

  • sports
  • sport
  • sporting
  • sportsman
  • sportive
  • sportsmanship
  • sporty
  • sportswriter
  • disport
  • sportswear
  • unsportsmanlike
  • sportsmanlike
  • sportively
  • sportiveness
  • sportfishing
  • motorsport
  • sportsperson
  • unsporting
  • sportswoman
  • sportful
  • sportswriting
  • multisport
  • sportingly
  • sportbike
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