Where does “triathlon” come from?

Triathlon comes from Ancient Greek ἆθλος meaning "contest" combined with a combining form of three, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tréyes.

triathlon (English): An athletics event in which contestants compete...

Definitions

  1. An athletics event in which contestants compete...

Ancestry of “triathlon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “triathlon”

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