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noun
Physical actions, movements, and exercises performed by an individual on all fours to mimic those of an animal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: quads
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kwetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kwetru- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Proto-Italic *kwetrupōts Latin quadrupedembor. French quadrupèdebor. English quadruped Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English quadrupedal Proto-Indo-European *h2ews- Proto-Indo-European *h2ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr) Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) French aérobie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English aerobic English -s English aerobics blend? English quadrobics Likely a blend of quadrupedal (“walking on four feet”) + aerobics.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
