Where does “atlétanő” come from?
atlétanő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian atléta, 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.
atlétanő (Hungarian): athlete
Definitions
- athlete
Ancestry of “atlétanő”, step by step
atlétanő traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian atléta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | atléta | athlete |
| 2 | Latin | āthlēta | wrestler, athlete |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀθλητής | a combatant, champion, especially a prizefighter;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀθλέω | to contend for a prize, combat, wrestle; to be an... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |