myEtymology.com: Greek etymology of pentathlon

Etymology of the Greek word pentathlon (πένταθλον, πένταϑλον)

the Greek word pentathlon, πένταθλον, πένταϑλον

using the Greek prefix penta-, πεντα-, πέντα-

derived from the Late Greek word pente, πέντε ('five')

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *penkʷe

derived from the Greek word athlon, ἆϑλον

derived from the Greek word âthlon

English pentathlon, Italian pentatlon, Latin pentathlum, Portuguese pentatlo