Where does “deportivo” come from?
deportivo (Spanish) comes from Spanish deporte, from Latin deportāre, from Latin portō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
deportivo (Spanish): sports ; sportive; yacht
Ancestry of “deportivo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | deporte | sport |
| 2 | Latin | deportāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | portō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “deportivo”