Where does “balistyka” come from?

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

balistyka (Polish): ballistics

Definitions

  1. ballistics

Ancestry of “balistyka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbalistaballista
2Latinballistaballista
3Ancient Greekβαλλίστραcatapult, engine of war
4Ancient GreekβάλλωI throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch
5Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō—

Words derived from “balistyka”

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