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Etymology of the English word sportive

the English word sportive
derived from the English word sport
derived from the English word sporten
derived from the Old French word desport
derived from the Old French word desporter
using the French prefix des-
using the English suffix -ive
derived from the French suffix -ive
derived from the Latin suffix -ivus

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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