Where does “atleta” come from?
atleta (Asturian) comes from Latin āthlēta, 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.
atleta (Asturian): athlete
Ancestry of “atleta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | āthlēta | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀθλητής | a combatant, champion, especially a prizefighter;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀθλέω | to contend for a prize, combat, wrestle; to be an... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |