Etymology

boxaerobics

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Today it means: A form of exercise that combines aerobics with elements of kick-boxing Full definition →

English aerobics ← French aérobie ← Ancient Greek βίος (bíos)
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The story

  1. Middle Englishbox
  2. Englishbox
  3. Englishboxing
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  6. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  7. Ancient Greekἀήρ (aḗr)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  9. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  10. Frenchaérobie
  11. Englishaerobic
  12. Englishaerobics
  13. Englishbox
  14. Englishaerobics
  15. English todayboxaerobics

Blend of boxing + aerobics, or from box + aerobics.

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