English word dart comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰō-, Malayalam dardus, and later Proto-Germanic *darōþuz (A light spear; javelin; dart.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *dʰō- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| dardus | Malayalam (mal) | |
| *dar- | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *darōþuz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | A light spear; javelin; dart. |
| *daroth | Frankish (frk) | Throwing spear, arrow. |
| dardus | Latin (lat) | (Medieval Latin) spear. |
| dart | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Spear, javelin. |
| dart | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | A spear set as a prize in running. - Geoffrey Chaucer. |
| dart | English (en) | (Australia, Canada, colloquial) A cigarette.. (Australia, obsolete) A plan or scheme.. (sewing) A fold that is stitched on a garment.. A fish; the dace.. A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.. A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target [...] |
