Where does “trapezist” come from?
trapezist (English) comes from English trapeze, from French trapèze, from Latin trapezium, from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον, from Ancient Greek τράπεζα, from Ancient Greek *τετράπεζα, from Ancient Greek πέζα, from Ancient Greek πούς — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
trapezist (English): A gymnast who performs on a trapeze
Definitions
- A gymnast who performs on a trapeze
Ancestry of “trapezist”, step by step
trapezist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trapeze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trapeze | A trapezium; A swinging horizontal bar, suspended... |
| 2 | French | trapèze | trapeze; trapezium; trapezium, trapezium bone |
| 3 | Latin | trapezium | trapezium, trapezoid |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τραπέζιον | irregular quadrilateral; little table; small... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τράπεζα | a table |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | *τετράπεζα | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέζα | foot, edge; foot, instep, bottom; -footed,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |