Where does “baliste” come from?
baliste (Italian) comes from Italian balista, from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.
baliste (Italian): plural of balista
Ancestry of “baliste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | balista | ballista |
| 2 | Latin | ballista | ballista |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βαλλίστρα | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βάλλω | I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷəlnō | — |