Where does “arcuballista” come from?
arcuballista (Latin) comes from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
arcuballista (Latin): Probably a crossbow, or possibly a...
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- Probably a crossbow, or possibly a...
Ancestry of “arcuballista”, step by step
arcuballista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin arcus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | arcus | arc, arch; bow; rainbow |
| 2 | Latin | solium | seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sodyom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via Latin ballista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ballista | ballista |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βαλλίστρα | catapult, engine of war |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βάλλω | I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷəlnō | — |
Words derived from “arcuballista”