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Where does “ἄθλημα” come from?

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

ἄθλημα (Ancient Greek): sport

Definitions

  1. sport

Ancestry of “ἄθλημα”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ἄθλημα”

  • αεράθλημα
  • άθλημα
  • πρωτάθλημα
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