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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.

Ancestry of “πένταθλον”, step by step

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

Words derived from “πένταθλον”

  • pentathlon
  • pentatlón
  • pentathlon
  • pentathlon
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