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Where does “pentatlon” come from?

pentatlon (Romanian) comes from French pentathlon, from Ancient Greek πένταθλον, from Ancient Greek πεντα-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

pentatlon (Romanian): pentathlon

Definitions

  1. pentathlon

Ancestry of “pentatlon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpentathlonpentathlon
2Ancient Greekπένταθλον—
3Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
4Ancient Greekπέντεfive
5Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “pentatlon”

  • pentatlonistă
  • pentatlonist
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