sparus

Meaning

hunting spear; a small missile weapon with a curved blade

Concepts

javelin

spear

Translations

Speer

javelot

jabalina

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈspa.rʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (“spear, a kind of tree”). Compare Proto-Germanic *speru (“spear”), Albanian shpardh (“Italian oak”).