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Where does “atléta” come from?

atléta (Hungarian) 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.

atléta (Hungarian): athlete; singlet, undershirt , vest , tank top

Definitions

  1. athlete; singlet, undershirt , vest , tank top

Ancestry of “atléta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināthlēta—
2Ancient Greekἀθλητήςa combatant, champion, especially a prizefighter;...
3Ancient Greekἀθλέωto contend for a prize, combat, wrestle; to be an...
4Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “atléta”

  • atlétanő
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