Etymology

pentathlete

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Today it means: An athlete who competes in the pentathlon. Full definition →

English athlete ← Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pénkʷe
  3. Ancient Greekπέντε (pénte)
  4. Ancient Greekπεντᾰ- (pentă-)
  5. Englishpenta-
  6. Englishathlete
  7. English todaypentathlete

From penta- + athlete.

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