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Where does “balestre” come from?

balestre (Old French) comes from Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον — flower of the wild pomegranate.

Ancestry of “balestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbalaustiumthe flower of the wild pomegranate
2Ancient Greekβαλαύστιονflower of the wild pomegranate

Words derived from “balestre”

  • balister
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