heptathlon.
An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.
Meaning & usage
An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-tromder. Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon)bor. English -athlon English heptathlon From hepta- + -athlon.
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