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sagitta.

arrow;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[saˈɡɪt.ta]Classical-Latin[saˈd͡ʒit.ta]
  1. an arrow, shaft, bolt

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. the extreme thin part of a vine branch or shoot

    declension-1 · feminine · metonymically
  3. the arrowhead (plant of the genus Sagittaria)

    declension-1 · feminine · metonymically
  4. a lancet (instrument for bloodletting)

    Late-Latin · declension-1 · feminine · metonymically
Where this word comes from

Unknown etymology. Probably from a pre-Latin Mediterranean language. A minority view connects it to sāgiō (“to perceive quickly or keenly”).

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