Etymology

sportule

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Today it means: A charitable gift or contribution; alms; a sportula. Full definition →

Latin sportula
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsportula“a little basket, a gift”
  2. English todaysportule

From Latin sportula (“a little basket, a gift”), diminutive of sporta (“a basket”).

Words from the same roots

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sportula

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