Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "decathlon" taron waƙa da filin taron ne wanda ya ƙunshi abubuwa daban-daban guda goma, yawanci ciki har da dash 100-mita, shingen mita 110, dash 400-mita, mita 1500. gudu, tsalle mai tsayi, tsalle mai tsayi, rumbun sanda, harbin harbi, jefa discus, da jifa, da kowane dan wasa ya fafata a jere cikin kwanaki biyu a jere. Kalmar "decathlon" ta fito daga kalmomin Helenanci "deka" ma'ana "goma" da "athlon" ma'ana "gasa."