sport

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1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
4. Proto-Italic*dis-
5. Latindis-
6. Old Frenchdes-
7. Proto-Indo-European*per-
8. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥téh₂
9. Proto-Italic*portā
10. Proto-Italic*portāō
11. Latinportāre
12. Old Frenchporter
13. Anglo-Normandesporter
14. Middle Englishdisporten
15. Middle Englishsporten
16. English todaysport

From Middle English sporten (“to divert, disport”, verb) and sport, spoort, sporte (noun), apheretic shortenings of disporten (verb) and disport, disporte (noun), from Old French desporter (“to divert, amuse, please, play; to seek amusement”), etymologically meaning "to carry away (the mind from serious matters)," from des- + porter, from Latin dis- + Latin portāre, ultimately from Latin deportāre, from de- + portāre, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to lead, pass over”)). Replaced native English laik, lake (“sport, fun, amusement”), and Middle English spile, spyl (“fun, sport, play”). More at disport. Doublet of disport and deport.

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