Sagitta
/səˈdʒɪt.ə/noun
A Latin word meaning "arrow," also used as the name of a small northern constellation.
Did you know?The constellation Sagitta preserves the old Latin name for “arrow,” and its root is tied to the same ancient Indo-European family that gave English words like "saw" and "say."
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*seh₂-
“to cut, incise, or make a groove”
Proto-Italic
PI
*sagjā
“arrow, dart”
Old Latin
Latin
sagitta
“arrow, dart”
Classical Latin
Latin
sagitta
“arrow; also the constellation name”
Modern English
English
Sagitta
“the name of a small northern constellation”