Where does “triatleta” come from?

triatleta (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tri-, from French très, from Middle French trés, from Old French trés, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.

triatleta (Portuguese): triathlete

Definitions

triathlete

Ancestry of “triatleta”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	tri-	tri
2	French	très	very
3	Middle French	trés	very
4	Old French	trés	a lot; much
5	Latin	trāns	across, beyond
6	Latin	Padus	the River Po
7	Lepontic	Bodincus	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	bʰudʰmḗn	bottom
9	Proto-Indo-European	dʰewbʰ-	deep
10	Proto-Indo-European	dʰewh₂-	smoke; mist, haze

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →