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
Ancestry of “pentatlón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πένταθλον | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πεντα- | penta-, five; five |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πέντε | five |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | pénkʷe | five |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |