Where does “manuballista” come from?

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

manuballista (Latin): A torsion-powered hand weapon, or possibly a...

Definitions

  1. A torsion-powered hand weapon, or possibly a...

Ancestry of “manuballista”, step by step

manuballista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ballista

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

via Latin manus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
2Proto-Italicmanushand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “manuballista”

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