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Where does “balistica” come from?

balistica (Italian) comes from Italian -istica, from Italian -istico, from Italian -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

balistica (Italian): ballistics; feminine singular of balistico

Definitions

  1. ballistics; feminine singular of balistico

Ancestry of “balistica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-isticafeminine singular of -istico; -istics
2Italian-istico-istic, -istical
3Italian-ista-ist
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →