dart

Middle English

/dart/

noun
Definitions
  • A hand-thrown spear or missile; a javelin.
  • (figurative) Assailing; a hostile act.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French dart derived from Latin dardus derived from Frankish *darōþu (arrow, spear, throwing spear, dart) derived from Proto-Germanic *darōþuz (dart, light spear, spear, javelin).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*darōþuz

Gloss

dart, light spear, spear, javelin

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

戈

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