The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀκόντιον“little dart”
- New Latin · derived fromacontium
- English todayacontia
From the plural of New Latin acontium, from Ancient Greek ἀκόντιον (akóntion, “little dart”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
acontia
Today it means: Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidae), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniae when irritated. Full definition →
New Latin acontium ← Ancient Greek ἀκόντιον