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Where does “desportivo” come from?

desportivo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese desporto, from Old French deport, from Latin deportō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

desportivo (Portuguese): sports , sporting; sporty

Definitions

  1. sports , sporting; sporty

Ancestry of “desportivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedesportosport
2Old Frenchdeportenjoyment; fun
3Latindeportō—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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