Where does “atletyka” come from?
atletyka (Polish) comes from French athlétique, from Middle French athletique, from Latin āthlēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητικός, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής, from Ancient Greek ἀθλέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
atletyka (Polish): athletics
Definitions
- athletics
Ancestry of “atletyka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | athlétique | athletic |
| 2 | Middle French | athletique | athletic |
| 3 | Latin | āthlēticus | athletic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀθλητικός | of or for an athlete, athletic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀθλητής | a combatant, champion, especially a prizefighter;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀθλέω | to contend for a prize, combat, wrestle; to be an... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |