atlético

Meaning

  1. athletic (relating to athletes or athletics)
  2. athletic (physically active)
  3. athletic (having a muscular, well developed body)

Synonyms

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈtlɛ.t͡ʃi.ku/
Etymology

In summary

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-tromder. Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon) Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θλέω (āthléō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek ἀθλητής (athlētḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θλητῐκός (āthlētĭkós)bor. Latin āthlēticuslbor. Portuguese atlético Learned borrowing from Latin āthlēticus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓θλητῐκός (āthlētĭkós), from ἀθλητής (athlētḗs) + -ικός (-ikós). By surface analysis, atleta + -ico.

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