baesteiro
Old Portuguese
/ba.ɛs̺.ˈtej.ɾo/
noun
Definitions
- crossbowman someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow
Etymology
Inherited from Latin *balistārius, ballistārius (crossbowman) suffix from Old Portuguese baesta (crossbow).
Origin
Old Portuguese
baesta
Gloss
crossbow
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *balistārius Latin
- balistārius Latin
- ballista Latin
- ballistarius Latin
- ballistārius Latin
- besta Portuguese
- besteiro Portuguese
- besteiro Galician
- bestra Galician
- bésta Galician
- baesta Old Portuguese