catapulting

noun

an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges

a device that launches aircraft from a warship

a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms

verb

hurl as if with a sling

shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult

Roots

katacata- · Greek · against, down pallo-pult · Greek · hurl

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The word catapulting breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: cata-, from Greek kata (“against, down”); and -pult, from Greek pallo (“hurl”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.