Where does “-athlon” come from?

-athlon (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἆθλον, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

-athlon (English): Contest

Definitions

  1. Contest

Ancestry of “-athlon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἆθλονprize of a contest; contest; place of combat,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “-athlon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἆθλον →