Etymograph

English

acrobalance

From acro- + balance.

Formed from acro- + balance

Latin lanx ‘plate’

Latin bilanx ‘two-scaled’

Vulgar Latin *bilancia

Old French balance ‘scales’

Middle English balaunce ‘A set of scales’

English balance

Today it means

noun A form of exercise or performance involving two or more people performing balances without the use of any props.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / acrobalance