petaurist

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπετευριστής
2. Latin · derived frompetaurista“a ropedancer, acrobat”
3. English todaypetaurist

From Latin petaurista (“a ropedancer, acrobat”), from Ancient Greek πετευριστής (peteuristḗs), from πετευρίζομαι (peteurízomai, “dance on a rope”), from πέτευρον (péteuron, “a pole, a stage for ropedancers”).