myEtymology.com: English etymology of aerobatics

Etymology of the English word aerobatics

the English word aerobatics

using the English prefix aero-

derived from the Greek word aer, ἀήρ (air; by analogy, to blow); 'air' (as naturally circumambient))

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer-

derived from the English word acrobatics

derived from the English word acrobatic

using the English suffix -ics

The earliest known usage of aerobatics in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English