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Where does “ballistisesti” come from?

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

ballistisesti (Finnish): ballistically

Definitions

  1. ballistically

Ancestry of “ballistisesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishballistinenballistic
2Latinballistaballista
3Ancient Greekβαλλίστρα—
4Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
5Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—
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