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Etymology of the English word sportswoman

the English word sportswoman
using the English suffix -woman
derived from the English word woman
derived from the English word man
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *manwaz
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *man-
derived from the English word wife
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghwībh-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wiban
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghwibh-
derived from the English word sports
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-
derived from the English word broadcast
using the English suffix -s

Derivations in other languages

French sportswoman

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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