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Where does “sbalestramento” come from?

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

sbalestramento (Italian): tension, strain

Definitions

  1. tension, strain

Ancestry of “sbalestramento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansbalestrareto fling, hurl; to unsettle, disconcert
2Italianbalestracrossbow; leaf spring
3Late Latinballistra—
4Latinballistaballista
5Ancient Greekβαλλίστρα—
6Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
7Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—
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