bésta
Galician
[ˈbɛs̺t̪ɐ]
noun
Definitions
- crossbow
- hock the tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese baesta (crossbow) inherited from Latin ballista (ballista, a military siege engine for throwing stones) derived from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα.
Origin
Ancient Greek
βαλλίστρα
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ballista English
- ballistic English
- ballistinen Finnish
- arcuballista Latin
- ballista Latin
- ballistarium Latin
- ballistarius Latin
- ballistra Latin
- balista Italian
- ballesta Spanish, Castilian
- ballestero Spanish, Castilian
- bestia Spanish, Castilian
- βαλλίστρα Ancient Greek
- besta Portuguese
- besteira Portuguese
- besteiro Portuguese
- ballesta Catalan, Valencian
- balastrón Galician
- balistrón Galician
- bestra Galician
- baesta Old Portuguese
- baesteiro Old Portuguese
- besta Old Portuguese
- ballesta Asturian
- bestia Papiamentu