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What was the greek word for one who participates in sport contest?
poo
What is the origin of the word sport?
it is greek and means a pastime.
What is the greek word for sport?
ΑΘΛΗΜΑΤΑ (Athlimata)
What is the origin of the word sports?
The origin of sport is from the Greek language and actually means pastime. The word sport first appeared in the English language in the 15th century.
Series of contest between city states?
An Olympiad was an Ancient Greek word for contests between city states. This later became known as the Olympic Games
What is the word for the fear of viewing sports or playing sports?
sportsphobiaIt is not sportsphobia. That mixes Latin with Greek words which you should try to avoid in compound words.The word 'sport' comes from from Old French desporter(des- 'away' + porter 'carry') which is in turn from the Latin word portare, to carry).The word 'phobia' is the Greek word for fear, so you cannot mix the two.Sp, to work out the name of any phobia, you need to find the name of the thing that is feared in Greek (for example spider in Greek is arakhne, so the fear of spiders is arachno-phobia).The Greek for sport is athletikos (which originally meant to compete for a prize), so a fear of sports is athletikophonia.I mean here ancient Greek of course, as in modern Greek the word 'spor' is also used for sport.
What does the word 'biathlon' mean and where does it come from?
Abstracted from pentathlon in 1956 to describe an athletics contest in which participants ski and shoot, it comes from the Greek language words meaning two contests.
What is Italian word for sport?
the Italian word for sport is actually 'sport'
Where did sports come from?
Sport comes from the greek word...Sparta, spartakiada Could be meant as Competition, spirit, conquar....etc.
How do you make the word contest plural?
The plural of "contest" is "contests".
Pentathlon greek or latin?
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).
How do you say participates in Spanish?
Participar means to Participate. However the word compartir (to take part in) is sometime used depending on specific context. Participa / Comparte = participates
