Where does “sagittately” come from?

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

sagittately (English): In a sagittate manner

Definitions

  1. In a sagittate manner

Ancestry of “sagittately”, step by step

sagittately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sagittate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsagittateShaped like an arrowhead, with one point at one...
2LatinSagittathe Arrow, Sagitta
3Latinsagittaarrow, bolt; lancet; arrowhead, a plant of the...

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Latin sagitta →
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