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disport

Meaningto carry

Common meaning: enjoy oneself or play

Journey through time

  1. Latinportare‘to carry’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsto carry → amuse or divert oneselfdesporter‘amuse or divert oneself’source
  3. Middle Englishdisporten‘amuse oneself’source
  4. Englishdisport‘enjoy oneself or play’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin portare ‘to carry’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry DISPORT, p. 172 · dictionary scan

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