Where does “Gymnast” come from?

Gymnast (German) comes from Ancient Greek γυμναστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Gymnast (German): gymnast (in rhythmic gymnastics)

Definitions

  1. gymnast (in rhythmic gymnastics)

Ancestry of “Gymnast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγυμναστήςtrainer of professional athletes; athlete,...
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Gymnast”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →