blida

Etymology
According to Niermeyer, from, related to. Attested in Latin since the 13th century.

Pronunciation


The pronunciation with a long -ī- is at least attested in Marrasio Giovanni (c. 1400-1452), Carmina varia 1.28, in an elegiac couplet:
 * Scorpĭŏ, funda, arcus, tormentum, blīdă, săgittae,
 * Hasta, ărĭēs, jăculum, pīlă, măcēra văcant

Noun

 * 1)  a trebuchet, catapult

Etymology
From, from with the same meaning. Ultimately from.

Noun

 * 1) trebuchet