Read more Read more Some of the word stories inside include: Acrobat | AK-roh-bat | noun | An acrobat is someone who puts on an amazing gymnastic performance in a circus or onstage. Many acrobats perform high in the air on a trapeze or tightrope. Acrobat means one who goes to the top or one who walks high up, from the Greek akros, meaning height, the tip of a peak, or the top of something high up, and bainein, meaning to go or to walk. Its related to the Greek akrobatos, a word for walking on your tiptoes or climbing up high. Buoy | BOO-ee | noun | A buoy is a floating object placed in the ocean to warn boats and ships about areas in the water that are dangerous or shallow. It likely comes from a Proto-Germanic root meaning signal or beacon, or perhaps from an Old French word for chain because buoys are usually attached to the ocean floor by chains. Because buoys float, the adjective buoyant refers to something that floats or the emotional state of feeling light and happy. Caribou | KAIR-uh-boo | noun | A caribou is a large type of reindeer. Its name is an Algonquian (Native American) word meaning pawer or scratcher because it digs in the snow with its hooves to find moss and grass. Read more
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🗸 Author(s): Jess Zafarris
🗸 Title: Once Upon a Word: A Word-Origin Dictionary for Kids―Building Vocabulary Through Etymology, Definitions & Stories
🗸 Rating : 4.7 from 5 stars (375 reviews)
🗸 Languange: English
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