Where does “σχοινοβάτης” come from?
σχοινοβάτης (Greek) comes from Greek σχοινί, from Ancient Greek σχοινίον, from Ancient Greek Σχοῖνος, from Ancient Greek πλεκτός, from Ancient Greek πλέκω, from Finnish pleko, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
σχοινοβάτης (Greek): tightrope walker, aerialist, highwire walker
Definitions
- tightrope walker, aerialist, highwire walker
Ancestry of “σχοινοβάτης”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | σχοινί | rope |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σχοινίον | small rope, cord or thread |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σχοῖνος | Schoenus, Boeotia, Greece |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλεκτός | braided; twisted |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλέκω | to plait, twine, twist, weave, braid |
| 6 | Finnish | pleko | pleco |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |