Where does “petaurista” come from?

petaurista (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πετευριστής, from Ancient Greek πετευρίζομαι, from Ancient Greek πέτευρον, from Ancient Greek πέτομαι, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

petaurista (Latin): an acrobat, tumbler

Definitions

an acrobat, tumbler

Ancestry of “petaurista”, step by step

petaurista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πετευριστής

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	πετευριστής	—
2	Ancient Greek	πετευρίζομαι	dance on a rope
3	Ancient Greek	πέτευρον	roosting perch for fowls; pole, spar, plank;...
4	Ancient Greek	πέτομαι	I fly; I dart, rush; I make haste
5	Proto-Indo-European	péth₂eti	to fly
6	Proto-Indo-European	peth₂-	to spread out; to fly

via Ancient Greek πετευριστήρ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	πετευριστήρ	tumbler, acrobat

Words derived from “petaurista”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti →Every word from Ancient Greek πέτομαι →