Where does “ballista” come from?

ballista (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.

ballista (Latin): ballista

Definitions

  1. ballista

Ancestry of “ballista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβαλλίστραcatapult, engine of war
2Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
3Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—

Words derived from “ballista”

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