Where does “ballistinen” come from?

ballistinen (Finnish) comes from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.

ballistinen (Finnish): ballistic

Definitions

  1. ballistic

Ancestry of “ballistinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinballistaballista
2Ancient Greekβαλλίστραcatapult, engine of war
3Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
4Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—

Words derived from “ballistinen”

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