Etymology

ballistically

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Today it means: In a ballistic manner. Full definition →

English ballistic ← New Latin ballisticu ← Classical Latin ballista
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
  3. Ancient Greekβᾰ́λλω (bắllō)
  4. Ancient Greekβαλλίστρᾱ (ballístrā)
  5. Classical Latinballista
  6. New Latinballisticu
  7. Englishballistic
  8. English todayballistically

From ballistic + -ally.

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