noun · femininefirst declension
carroballista
carroballista f (genitive carroballistae)
Classical[kar.rɔ.balˈlɪs.ta]Ecclesiastical[kar.ro.balˈlis.ta]
Meaning
- feminineA ballista mounted on a cart.
Carroballistas aliquanto maiores — hae enim longius et uehementius spicula dirigunt — superpositas curriculis cum binis equis uel mulis post aciem conuenit ordinari, et, cum sub ictum teli accesserint, bestiae sagittis ballistariis transfiguntur.
It is suitable for the rather larger ballistas on carts — which indeed shoot javelins farther and more forcefully — to be arranged placed on tracks behind the line of battle drawn by horses or mules in pairs, and, when one [elephant] might approach before the impact of the missile, the beasts are shot through by ballista arrows.4th-5th c., Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, De Re Militari 2:24
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | carroballista | carroballistae |
| genitive | carroballistae | carroballistārum |
| dative | carroballistae | carroballistīs |
| accusative | carroballistam | carroballistās |
| ablative | carroballistā | carroballistīs |
| vocative | carroballista | carroballistae |
carrŏ-ballista (-bālista), ae, f. carrus,
I. a ballista mounted on a carriage, Veg. Mil. 3, 24; 2, 25.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥sós
- Proto-Celtic*karros
- Latincarroballista
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.