Where does “pentatlonistă” come from?
pentatlonistă (Romanian) comes from Romanian pentatlonist, from Romanian pentatlon, 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.
pentatlonistă (Romanian): female equivalent of pentatlonist
Definitions
- female equivalent of pentatlonist
Ancestry of “pentatlonistă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pentatlonist | pentathlete |
| 2 | Romanian | pentatlon | pentathlon |
| 3 | French | pentathlon | pentathlon (discipline made up of five events) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πένταθλον | the contest of the five exercises, pentathlon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεντα- | penta-, five; five |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέντε | five |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pénkʷe | five |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |