besteiro
Portuguese
/bes.ˈte(j).ɾu/
noun
Definitions
- (military unit) crossbowman someone equipped with a crossbow
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese baesteiro inherited from Latin balistārius affix from Portuguese besta (stupid, idiot).
Origin
Portuguese
besta
Gloss
stupid, idiot
Concept
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Cognates and derived terms
- *balistārius Latin
- balistārius Latin
- ballistarius Latin
- bestia Spanish, Castilian
- besta Portuguese
- besteira Portuguese
- besteiro Galician
- baesta Old Portuguese
- baesteiro Old Portuguese
- besta Old Portuguese
- bestia Papiamentu