'acrobatic' originates from the Greek word 'akrobatos', where 'akro-' meant 'high' and 'batos' meant 'walking'.

'akrobatos' transformed into the French word 'acrobate', and eventually became the modern English word 'acrobat' and its adjective form 'acrobatic'.

Initially, it meant 'walking on tiptoe or high places', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'requiring great skill in balance and agility'.