Where does “acrobalance” come from?
acrobalance (English) comes from English acro, from English acrobatic, from English -ic, from English image, from French image, from Portuguese imagem, from Spanish imagen, from Italian immagine — in.
acrobalance (English): A form of exercise or performance involving two...
Definitions
- A form of exercise or performance involving two...
Ancestry of “acrobalance”, step by step
acrobalance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acro | of or pertaining to something that combines... |
| 2 | English | acrobatic | Of or pertaining to an acrobat; vigorously active |
| 3 | English | -ic | Used to form adjectives from nouns with the... |
| 4 | English | image | An optical or other representation of a real... |
| 5 | French | image | picture, image; frame; first-person singular... |
| 6 | Portuguese | imagem | image; picture; figure; image; image; face |
| 7 | Spanish | imagen | image |
| 8 | Italian | immagine | image; imago |
| 9 | Latin | imāginem | — |
| 10 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 11 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 12 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 13 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English balance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | balance | A state in which opposing forces harmonise;... |
| 2 | Middle English | balaunce | A set of scales; a balance; The ensuring of... |
| 3 | Old French | balance | scales (weighing scales) |
| 4 | Late Latin | bilancia | — |
| 5 | Latin | bilanx | having two scales; a balance with two scalepans |
| 6 | Latin | bi- | having two parts; occurring twice |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κύκλος | circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |