athlète

French

noun

Definitions

athlete

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (contestant, athlete).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἀθλητής

Gloss

contestant, athlete

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

athlete English
athleta Latin
āthlēta Latin
ethlete French
para-athlète French
ἀθλέω Ancient Greek
ἀθλητής Ancient Greek
ἀθλητικός Ancient Greek
*h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European
atlet Danish
αθλητής Greek (modern)
atlēts Latvian
atlèt Haitian, Haitian Creole