Where does “arbalète” come from?

arbalète (French) comes from Old French arbaleste, from Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

arbalète (French): crossbow; T-bar; Jacob's staff

Definitions

  1. crossbow; T-bar; Jacob's staff

Ancestry of “arbalète”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencharbalestearbalest
2LatinarcuballistaProbably a crossbow, or possibly a...
3Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
4Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “arbalète”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyom →Every word from Latin solium →