Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Etymology - Sport

Sport in its noun form came along in the mid 15th century, meaning"pleasant passtime. The meaning evolved to"a game involving physical exercise".
Many other words have been formed with the root word of sport. Sportswear is from 1912. Sports car was first used in 1928. The first sportscast was in 1938. We first used sportsman in 1706. Sport still used today in relation to any activity involving physical excercise.

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