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