mitte
To shoot (verb) in Latin is mitte.
The term is used to describe the action of firing a shot.
Meaning: to fire a shot (verb)
Did you know?
- In classical Latin literature, the 'shooting' of a glance or a look was described using the same verbs as shooting a weapon, treating a gaze like a projectile.
- The Latin root in mitte also gives us English words like 'missile' and 'transmit', as both describe things being sent across a distance.
- The word mitte is the imperative form of mittere, meaning 'to send'. In Latin, the act of shooting was conceptualized as 'sending' a projectile toward a target.
Examples in context
- Claudius sagittas iactat ad vasa.Claudius shoots arrows at the vessels.
- Sagittam mitte.Shoot the arrow.
Example conversation
Two soldiers are preparing for a battle.
- JuliaGai, vide hostem!Gaius, see the enemy!
- GaiusIta, Iulia. Videō.Yes, Julia. I see him.
- JuliaSatis est. Mitte!Enough. Shoot!
- GaiusSagittam mitto!I'm shooting the arrow!
