Where does “arbalesto” come from?

arbalesto (Ido) comes from Esperanto arbalesto, 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.

arbalesto (Ido): arbalest

Definitions

  1. arbalest

Ancestry of “arbalesto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoarbalestoarbalest, crossbow
2Old Frencharbalestearbalest
3LatinarcuballistaProbably a crossbow, or possibly a...
4Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
5Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyom →Every word from Latin solium →