Where does “pesce balestra” come from?

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

pesce balestra (Italian): triggerfish

Definitions

triggerfish

Ancestry of “pesce balestra”, step by step

pesce balestra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian balestra

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	balestra	crossbow; leaf spring
2	Late Latin	ballistra	—
3	Latin	ballista	ballista
4	Ancient Greek	βαλλίστρα	catapult, engine of war
5	Ancient Greek	βάλλω	I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
6	Proto-Hellenic	*gʷəlnō	—

via Italian pesce

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	pesce	fish
2	Latin	Piscis	the Fish, Piscis Austrinus constellation
3	Proto-Indo-European	*peysk-	—

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλλω →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα →