Where does “decathlon” come from?

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

decathlon (English): An athletic contest consisting of ten events...

Definitions

  1. An athletic contest consisting of ten events...

Ancestry of “decathlon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-athlonContest
2Ancient Greekἆθλονprize of a contest; contest; place of combat,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “decathlon”

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