amentum.
throwing-strap, thong/loop attached to spear for throwing; (shoe) thong/strap;
Meaning & usage
A strap or thong, especially one used to propel a spear or other missile weapon
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“to join, fit”). Cognate with Latin apiō (“to fasten”) and Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō, “to fasten”).
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