Where does “pentatlón” come from?

pentatlón (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek πένταθλον, from Ancient Greek πεντα-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

pentatlón (Spanish): pentathlon

Definitions

  1. pentathlon

Ancestry of “pentatlón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπένταθλονthe contest of the five exercises, pentathlon
2Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
3Ancient Greekπέντεfive
4Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Ancient Greek πεντα- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe →