Etymology
Meaning
Origin
The word "sagitta" comes from the Latin word "sagire," which means "to cut." This is because arrows were originally made from sharpened wood or bone, and were used to cut or pierce the flesh of animals or enemies.
The Proto-Indo-European root *segh- also means "to cut," and is found in other words such as "saw," "sickle," and "scythe." This suggests that the development of arrows as a form of weaponry predates the Indo-European language family, and may have originated with even earlier cultures.
Usage
The word "sagitta" is used in a variety of contexts, both technical and literary. In astronomy, Sagitta is the name of a constellation in the northern hemisphere. In anatomy, the sagittal suture is the suture that runs along the midline of the skull.
In literature, the word "sagitta" is often used figuratively to represent speed, accuracy, or piercing insight. For example, in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Romeo says, "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, / Who is already sick and pale with grief, / That thou her maid art far more fair than she. / Be not her maid, since she is envious. / Her vestal livery is but sick and green, / And none but fools do wear it. Cast it off. / It is my lady, O, it is my love! / O, that I knew a bank where the wild thyme blows, / Where I might some hours myself repose, / And in thy sweet shade my weary thoughts lay down, / And with the judgment of the morning crow, / The tone of cuckold cuckoo song, which hath made / The many times and oft beguiled / Of happy couples this dull night I'd never wake, / But with this ring my tedious spirit hack, / And in the peace of thee my end dissolve. / O, thus I speak, and nothing more reply. / Sweet, do not scorn thy priest; bid him arise, / And with thy golden key betwixt thy lips, / Kiss thy fair mouth, and say, 'rise, blessed sun.' / Come, gentle night, come, loving, black-browed night, / Give me my Romeo. And when he shall die, / Take him and cut him out in little stars, / And he will make the face of heaven so fine, / That all the world will be in love with night, / And pay no worship to the garish sun. / O, I have bought the mansion of a love, / But not possessed it. And though I am sold, / Not yet enjoyed. So tedious is this day, / As is the night before some festival / To an impatient child that hath new robes, / And may not wear them. O, here comes my nurse, / And she brings news, and every tongue that speaks / But Romeo's name speaks heavenly eloquence. / Now, nurse, what news? What hast thou there? The letter? / I know the hand. Let me see what it says. / 'Romeo, thy love, thy lord, is come back. / He is at thy window, pretty, and would speak. / Fly to him, my dearest, fly. I'll call thee straight.' / I am half afraid, and half in hope. / I'll go and see him. If he come to bring / The tidings of my love's return, / Then I'll be happy, and he shall be mine. / But if he come to tell me that he's gone, / Then I'll be sad, and he shall be my bane. / O, Romeo, Romeo! I'm coming to thee. / But stay, I'll hear what news my nurse doth say. / 'Romeo, thy love, thy lord, is come, and waits / To hear thy voice. Fly to him, my sweet love.' / I hear my love, and I will see him straight. / O, night, give me wings, that I may fly, / And greet my Romeo, my love, my joy, / My life, my soul, my all. I come, I come, / My Romeo, my Romeo, my Romeo. / [Exit]". In this passage, Romeo compares Juliet to an arrow that has pierced his heart.
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