Where does “acrobatism” come from?
acrobatism (English) comes from English acrobat, from French acrobate, from Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης, from Ancient Greek βαίνω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷəňňō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
acrobatism (English): The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats
Definitions
- The feats of an acrobat; daring gymnastic feats
Ancestry of “acrobatism”, step by step
acrobatism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acrobat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acrobat | An athlete who performs acts requiring skill,... |
| 2 | French | acrobate | acrobat |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀκροβάτης | acrobat |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βαίνω | to go, step, move on foot; to mount; to depart,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷəňňō | to go, to step |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |