Where does “lekkoatletyka” come from?
lekkoatletyka (Polish) comes from Polish atletyka, 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 — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
lekkoatletyka (Polish): athletics, track and field
Definitions
- athletics, track and field
Ancestry of “lekkoatletyka”, step by step
lekkoatletyka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish atletyka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | atletyka | athletics |
| 2 | French | athlétique | athletic |
| 3 | Middle French | athletique | athletic |
| 4 | Latin | āthlēticus | athletic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀθλητικός | of or for an athlete, athletic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀθλητής | a combatant, champion, especially a prizefighter;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀθλέω | to contend for a prize, combat, wrestle; to be an... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |