Where does “tetratlonist” come from?
tetratlonist (Romanian) comes from Romanian tetratlon, from English tetrathlon, from English tetra, from Translingual Tetragonopterus, from Ancient Greek πτερόν, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
tetratlonist (Romanian): tetrathlete
Definitions
- tetrathlete
Ancestry of “tetratlonist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | tetratlon | tetrathlon |
| 2 | English | tetrathlon | A contest with four successive events, usually... |
| 3 | English | tetra | Any of numerous species of small South American... |
| 4 | Translingual | Tetragonopterus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |