Where does “ballistarium” come from?

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

ballistarium (Latin): a ballista emplacement; a ballista; accusative...

Definitions

  1. a ballista emplacement; a ballista; accusative...

Ancestry of “ballistarium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinballistaballista
2Ancient Greekβαλλίστραcatapult, engine of war
3Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
4Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō →Every word from Ancient Greek βάλλω →Every word from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα →