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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

telum.

dart, spear; weapon, javelin; bullet (gun);

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈteː.ɫũː]Classical-Latin[ˈtɛː.lum]
  1. a spear (whether used for throwing or thrusting)

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  2. a missile or projectile weapon: an arrow, javelin, dart etc.

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  3. a missile or projectile weapon: an arrow, javelin, dart etc.

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  4. any weapon

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  5. a stinger, prickle etc. (of natural weapons of animals and plants)

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Where this word comes from

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“beam, stake”) (whence also tignum).

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