desporter

Old French

Etymology

From des- +‎ porter, from Latin dis- + Latin portāre, ultimately from Latin Latin deportāre, from de- +‎ portāre, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to lead, pass over”)).

Verb

desporter

  1. To disport, to divert, or to amuse oneself; to play.
  2. To recreate or relax.

Descendants

  • English: disport
  • English: sport
  • Middle English: disporten
  • Middle English: sporten
  • French: déporter (“to deport”) (learned or later semantic shift)
  • Middle French: deporter
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