Somersault Definition
sumərsôlt
somersaulted, somersaulting, somersaults, somersault, summersaults
noun
somersaults
An acrobatic stunt performed by turning the body one full revolution forward or backward, heels over head.
Webster's New World
A complete reversal, as of sympathies or opinions.
American Heritage
In gymnastics, an act where the gymnast turns head over heels.
Wiktionary
verb
somersaulted, somersaulting, somersaults
To perform a somersault or a series of somersaults.
Webster's New World
Origin of Somersault
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Obsolete French sombresault variant of sobresault from Old Provençal sobresaut sobre- above (from Latin suprā uper in Indo-European roots) saut leap (from Latin saltus) (from past participle of salīre to leap sel- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From obsolete French sombresault < Old Provençal sobresaut < sobre- 'over, above' + saut 'jump'.
From Wiktionary
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