English → Latin
“fleam” in Latin
sagittaan arrow, shaft, bolt; the extreme thin part of a vine branch or shoot; the arrowhead (plant of the genus Sagittaria)scalpellumscalpel, lancet; grafting knife
The English word fleam itself goes back to Latin phlebotomus, through fletoma.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fleam
sagitta (in use before Veg., and answering entirely to the English “lancet”): scalpellus or scalpellum (an instrument used as well for surgical operations as for bleeding). Vid: LANCET.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fleam?
- The usual Latin words for “fleam” are sagitta, scalpellum. 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.