Etymology

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Today it means: A tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope. Full definition →

French funambule ← Latin funambulus
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  1. Latin · derived fromfunambulus
  2. French · derived fromfunambule
  3. English todayfunambulist

From French funambule or its source, Latin funambulus, from funis (“rope”) + ambulare (“walk”).

Words from the same roots

Latinfunambulus all →

funambulus

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.