Where does “arblast” come from?
arblast (Middle English) comes from Old English arblast, from Old French arbaleste, from Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.
Ancestry of “arblast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | arblast | — |
| 2 | Old French | arbaleste | arbalest |
| 3 | Latin | arcuballista | Probably a crossbow, or possibly a... |
| 4 | Latin | arcus | arc, arch; bow; rainbow |
| 5 | Latin | solium | seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sodyom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |
Words derived from “arblast”