pyroballogy

Meaning

Noun

• The study of artillery; the practice of using artillery as a weapon.

Origin

• A variant of pyrobology, from pyro- (from Ancient Greek πῦρ ("fire; lightning")) + Ancient Greek βάλλειν ("to throw") + -logy (from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ, from λόγος). is derived from βᾰ́λλω, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ("to pierce; to throw, to hit by throwing").