Etymology of the English word sport
the English word
sportderived from the English word
sportenderived from the Old French word
desportderived from the Old French word
desporterusing the French prefix
des-Date
The earliest known usage of sport in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
sporter,
sportfisherman,
sportfishing,
sporting,
sportive,
sports,
sporty,
watersport,
sportedDerivations in other languages
Portuguese
esporteCognates
Dutch
sport, French
sport, German
Sport, German
Sprosse, Icelandic
sport, Italian
sport, Lithuanian
sportas, Polish
sport, Russian
спopт, Swedish
sportUsage
Word found in Modern English
