Etymology

sportula

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Today it means: A gift or prize, especially ones given by rich Romans. Full definition →

Latin sportula
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsportula“small basket, by extension a prize”
  2. English todaysportula

Latin sportula (“small basket, by extension a prize”)

Words from the same roots

Latinsportula all →

sportule

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