I didn't make the edit because a source has been listed, but every other source I can find gives 'walk' or 'wander' for ambulare. CharlieBBoy12345 ( talk) 14:07, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
Back in ancient Rome, tightrope walking was a popular spectacle at public gatherings. The Latin word for "tightrope walker" is funambulus, from Latin funis, meaning "rope," and ambulare, "to walk." Over time, this fancy word for an impressive act of physical skill and agility also came to mean an impressive act of mental skill or agility.
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I didn't make the edit because a source has been listed, but every other source I can find gives 'walk' or 'wander' for ambulare. CharlieBBoy12345 ( talk) 14:07, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
Back in ancient Rome, tightrope walking was a popular spectacle at public gatherings. The Latin word for "tightrope walker" is funambulus, from Latin funis, meaning "rope," and ambulare, "to walk." Over time, this fancy word for an impressive act of physical skill and agility also came to mean an impressive act of mental skill or agility.