sportif

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noun

Synonym of cyclosportive.

Similar
cyclosportive
OriginFrench sportif ← English sport ← Middle English sporten →
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Meanings

nounsportif (plural sportifs)

plural sportifs

  1. cyclingSynonym of cyclosportive.

    Synonyms: cyclosportive

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of cyclosportive.

Similar
cyclosportive
Also see
cyclosportive

Origin

  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. Englishsport
  17. Frenchsport
  18. Frenchsportif
  19. Englishsportif

Borrowed from French sportif.

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Cite this entry
APA

sportif. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportif

MLA

“sportif.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportif. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sportif,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sportif.

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