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

  1. Alternative form of arbalister

Ancestry of “arbalester”, step by step

arbalester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English arbalest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharbalestA crossbow; A crossbowman
2Middle Englisharblast
3Old Englisharblastcrossbow, arblast
4Old Frencharbalestearbalest
5LatinarcuballistaProbably a crossbow, or possibly a...
6Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
7Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
8Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom
9Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyomEvery word from Latin solium