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carroballista.

ballista/catapult mounted on a carriage; (equivalent of "field gun");

13 characters5 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kar.rɔ.balˈlɪs.ta]Classical-Latin[kar.ro.balˈlis.ta]

  1. A ballista mounted on a cart.

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bắllō) Ancient Greek βαλλίστρᾱ (ballístrā)der. Latin ballista Latin carroballista From carrus (“cart”) + ballista.

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