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

Definitions

  1. plural of balista

Ancestry of “baliste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbalistaballista
2Latinballistaballista
3Ancient Greekβαλλίστραcatapult, engine of war
4Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
5Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλλω →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα →