Where does “ἀθλέω” come from?

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

ἀθλέω (Ancient Greek): to contend for a prize, combat, wrestle; to be an...

Definitions

  1. to contend for a prize, combat, wrestle; to be an...

Ancestry of “ἀθλέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
2Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
3Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “ἀθλέω”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Ancient Greek -έω →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →