English
jaculatory
Jaculatory comes from Latin iaculātōrius ‘throwing, shooting’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiaculātōriusas jaculatorius‘throwing, shooting’
- Englishtodayjaculatory
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEiaculātōriusas jaculatorius‘throwing, shooting’
- Englishtodayjaculatory
The story
Latin jaculatorius: compare French jaculatoire.
Every English word from Latin iaculātōrius
Today it means
adj Darting, shooting or throwing out suddenly
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin iaculātōrius / jaculatory