Where does “manubalistă” come from?
manubalistă (Romanian) comes from Latin manuballista, from Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα, from Ancient Greek βάλλω, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō.
manubalistă (Romanian): crossbow
Definitions
- crossbow
Ancestry of “manubalistă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | manuballista | A torsion-powered hand weapon, or possibly a... |
| 2 | Latin | ballista | ballista |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βαλλίστρα | catapult, engine of war |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βάλλω | I throw, cast, hurl; I let fall; I strike, touch |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷəlnō | — |