English
acrobatism
From acrobat + -ism.
Formed from acrobat + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂- ‘to step’
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Ancient Greek βαίνω ‘to go’
Ancient Greek βᾰτός ‘passable’
Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης ‘walking on tiptoe, climbing aloft’
French acrobate
English acrobat
Today it means
noun The feats of an acrobat; daring acrobatics.
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Etymograph / acrobatism