ἆθλον
âthlon
“contest, prize”
10 words in English grow from this root.
Athlete
Everydayἆθλονâthlon
“a competitor for a prize”
Athleticism
Sportἆθλονâthlon
“prize-competing quality”
Athletics
Sportἆθλονâthlon
“the business of prize-seekers”
Biathlon
Sportἆθλονâthlon
“two contests”
Decathlon
Sportδέκαdéka
“ten contests”
Duathlon
Sportἆθλονâthlon
“two contests”
Heptathlon
Sportἑπτάheptá
“seven contests”
Pentathlon
Sportπέντεpénte
“five contests”
Tetrathlon
Sportτετρα-tetra-
“four contests”
Triathlon
Sportτρι-tri-
“three contests”