Where does “balestraio” come from?

balestraio (Italian) comes from Italian balestra, from Late Latin ballistra, from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.

balestraio (Italian): crossbow maker or seller

Definitions

  1. crossbow maker or seller

Ancestry of “balestraio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbalestracrossbow; leaf spring
2Late Latinballistra
3Latinballistaballista
4Ancient Greekβαλλίστραcatapult, engine of war
5Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
6Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnōEvery word from Ancient Greek βάλλωEvery word from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα