Where does “pentathlon” come from?

pentathlon (French) comes from Ancient Greek πένταθλον, from Ancient Greek πεντα-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

pentathlon (French): pentathlon (discipline made up of five events)

Definitions

  1. pentathlon (discipline made up of five events)

Ancestry of “pentathlon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπένταθλονthe contest of the five exercises, pentathlon
2Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
3Ancient Greekπέντεfive
4Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “pentathlon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Ancient Greek πεντα- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe →