Where does “arbalester” come from?
arbalester (English) comes from English arbalest, from Middle English arblast, from Old English arblast, from Old French arbaleste, from Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom — to sit.
arbalester (English): Alternative form of arbalister
Definitions
- Alternative form of arbalister
Ancestry of “arbalester”, step by step
arbalester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arbalest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arbalest | A crossbow; A crossbowman |
| 2 | Middle English | arblast | — |
| 3 | Old English | arblast | crossbow, arblast |
| 4 | Old French | arbaleste | arbalest |
| 5 | Latin | arcuballista | Probably a crossbow, or possibly a... |
| 6 | Latin | arcus | arc, arch; bow; rainbow |
| 7 | Latin | solium | seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sodyom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |