The word 'catapult' comes from the [[Latin]] 'catapulta', which in turn comes from the [[Greek]] καταπέλτης (katapeltēs), itself from (kata), "downwards" + πάλλω (pallō), "to toss, to hurl" | The word 'catapult' comes from the [[Latin]] 'catapulta', which in turn comes from the [[Greek]] καταπέλτης (katapeltēs), itself from (kata), "downwards" + πάλλω (pallō), "to toss, to hurl" |