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Pentathlon is of Greek derivation, as one can tell by observing the pent- at the head of the word.
(Greek 1,2, 3, 4, 5: en, duo, treis, tettares, pente ; Latin: unus, duo, tres, quattuor, quinque).
Pentathlon is five contests (pent- athlon).
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