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Where does “ἀθληταί” come from?

ἀθληταί (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής, from Ancient Greek ἀθλέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

ἀθληταί (Ancient Greek): nominative/vocative plural of ἀθλητής

Definitions

  1. nominative/vocative plural of ἀθλητής

Ancestry of “ἀθληταί”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀθλητήςa combatant, champion, especially a prizefighter;...
2Ancient Greekἀθλέωto contend for a prize, combat, wrestle; to be an...
3Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “ἀθληταί”

  • աթղեստայք
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