Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

equilibrist

 

a performer who is skilled in tricks of balance like tightrope walking

 

Steelworkers who construct bridges and tall buildings are cut from the same mold as circus equilibrists.

 

Related English words: equilibristic, equilibrate (to balance), equilibration, equilibrator

 

Latin root words: aequilibritas, aequilibritatis, f. - equilibrium; aequus, aequa, aequum - level; fair, just; like, equal

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