Where does “спортсменка” come from?
спортсменка (Russian) comes from Russian спортсме́н, from English sportsman, from English sports, from English sport, from Middle English sport, from Middle English disport, from Old French desport, from Old French deport — spring.
спортсменка (Russian): female athlete, sportswoman
Definitions
- female athlete, sportswoman
Ancestry of “спортсменка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | спортсме́н | — |
| 2 | English | sportsman | A man who engages in sports; a male athlete; A... |
| 3 | English | sports | plural of sport; Third-person singular simple... |
| 4 | English | sport | Any activity that uses physical exertion or... |
| 5 | Middle English | sport | — |
| 6 | Middle English | disport | — |
| 7 | Old French | desport | Alternative form of deport |
| 8 | Old French | deport | enjoyment; fun |
| 9 | Latin | deportō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 11 | Latin | dē | — |
| 12 | Latin | verum | truly; even so; but; yet; however; still |
| 13 | Latin | vēr | — |
| 14 | Latin | veror | — |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | wezor | spring |