arcuballista

== Latin == === Alternative forms === arcoballista === Etymology === From arcus +‎ ballista. Attested in Vegetius. Some scholars believe that arcuballistae were distinguished from manuballistae, with the latter being torsion-powered and arcuballistae being crossbows. In modern Spanish and Italian a crossbow is called ballesta and balestra respectively, while French and German have arbalète and Armbrust. === Noun === arcuballista f (genitive arcuballistae); first declension (Late Latin) crossbow or possibly some torsion-powered hand weapon ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== arcuballistārius ==== Descendants ==== Franco-Provençal: arbouéto, arbaléta, arbareita Occitan: arcbalèsta, arcabalèsta, aubalèsta, aubalestra, aubarèsta, arbarèsta, arbalèsta, arbaleste Old French: arbaleste, arbaste, arbastre, areblaste, arblaste, arbelaste, arbalestre, arbeleste, arbalete, arcbalste, abaleste, abolaistre, abolastre, aubaleste, aubeleste, aubalestre, aubelestre (see there for further descendants) === References === Souter, Alexander (1949), “arcoballista”, in A Glossary of Later Latin to 600 A.D.‎[1], 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 1957, page 22 armborst in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) armborst in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee). “armbrøst” in The Bokmål Dictionary. armbrøst in Ordbog over det danske Sprog “arcuballista” in Duden online Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “arcuballĭsta”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 109