Etymology

catapulta

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Today it means: A Roman catapult (weapon for launching projectiles). Full definition →

Latin catapulta
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromcatapulta
  2. English todaycatapulta

Learned borrowing from Latin catapulta. Doublet of catapult.

Words from the same roots

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