Where does “πένταθλον” come from?

πένταθλον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πεντα-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

πένταθλον (Ancient Greek): the contest of the five exercises, pentathlon

Definitions

  1. the contest of the five exercises, pentathlon

Ancestry of “πένταθλον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
2Ancient Greekπέντεfive
3Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “πένταθλον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Ancient Greek πεντα- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe →