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Where does “Sagittarian” come from?

Sagittarian (English) comes from English Sagittarius, from Latin Sagittarius, from Latin Sagitta, from Latin sagitta — arrow, bolt; lancet; arrowhead, a plant of the...

Sagittarian (English): Of, or pertaining to, the Sagittarius star sign;...

Definitions

  1. Of, or pertaining to, the Sagittarius star sign;...

Ancestry of “Sagittarian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSagittariusSomeone with a Sagittarius star sign
2LatinSagittarius—
3LatinSagitta—
4Latinsagittaarrow, bolt; lancet; arrowhead, a plant of the...
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