Etymology

multisport

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to multiple sports Full definition →

English sport ← Middle English sporten ← Anglo-Norman desporter
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  9. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  10. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  11. Proto-Italic*dis-
  12. Latindis-
  13. Old Frenchdes-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥téh₂
  16. Proto-Italic*portā
  17. Proto-Italic*portāō
  18. Latinportāre
  19. Old Frenchporter
  20. Anglo-Normandesporter
  21. Middle Englishdisporten
  22. Middle Englishsporten
  23. Englishsport
  24. English todaymultisport

From multi- + sport.

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