Where does “decathlon” come from?

decathlon (Italian) comes from Italian deca, from Latin decās, from Ancient Greek δεκάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön- — sound, voice.

decathlon (Italian): decathlon

Definitions

  1. decathlon

Ancestry of “decathlon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandecadecade; a 10,000 lire banknote
2Latindecāsa decade (period of ten years)
3Ancient Greekδεκάςthe number ten; a group of ten, decade
4Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
5Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
6Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
7Hungarianönyou
8Hungarianön-self-
9Turkishönfront
10Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
11Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖnEvery word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ςEvery word from Hungarian ön-
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