The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromδωδέκαθλος“twelve labors”
- English todaydodecathlon
Seemingly from Ancient Greek δωδέκαθλος (dōdékathlos, “twelve labors”), referring to the twelve labors of Hercules.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
dodecathlon
Today it means: A gymnastics competition comprising twelve subcompetitions. Full definition →
Ancient Greek δωδέκαθλος