Where does “carroballista” come from?

carroballista (Latin) comes from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

carroballista (Latin): A ballista mounted on a cart

Definitions

  1. A ballista mounted on a cart

Ancestry of “carroballista”, step by step

carroballista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin carrus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincarrusa wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,...
2Gaulishkarroswagon
3Proto-Celtickarroswagon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥sósvehicle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Latin ballista

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-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós →Every word from Proto-Celtic karros →