English → Latin
“arrow” in Latin
sagittaan arrow, shaft, bolt; the extreme thin part of a vine branch or shoot; the arrowhead (plant of the genus Sagittaria)tēluma spear (whether used for throwing or thrusting); a missile or projectile weapon: an arrow, javelin, dart etc.; a missilconiciōto throw or bring together, unite, connect; to throw, drive, force, hurl something; to dispatch, assign, make go
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
arrow
sagitta: telum (any missile: but PROP. one thrown by the hand): to shoot arrows to any mark, etc., sagittas (or tela) conjicere aliquo. Like an arrow (= very swiftly), incredibili celeritate. A cloud of arrows, velut nubes (conjecta) sagittarum; or ingens vis sagittarum. Such a cloud of arrows, tanta vis sagittarum creberrimae grandinis modo (☞ Liv., 28, 37, 7).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for arrow?
- The usual Latin words for “arrow” are sagitta, tēlum, coniciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.