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Where does “desarmer” come from?

desarmer (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French armer, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

desarmer (Anglo-Norman): to disarm

Definitions

  1. to disarm

Ancestry of “desarmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencharmerto arm
2Latinarmō—
3Latinarmadefensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of...
4Late Latinarmistitium—
5Latinsisteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “desarmer”

  • disarmament
  • disarm
  • disarming
  • disarmingly
  • disarmer
  • disarmeth
  • prodisarmament
  • disarmest
  • desarmen
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