Where does “balista” come from?

balista (Catalan) comes from Latin balista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.

balista (Catalan): ballista

Definitions

  1. ballista

Ancestry of “balista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbalistaAlternative form of ballista; vocative singular...
2Ancient Greekβαλλίστραcatapult, engine of war
3Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
4Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—

Words derived from “balista”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλλω →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα →