Where does “армия” come from?
армия (Bulgarian) comes from French armée, from Middle French armée, from Latin armātus, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti — to stand.
армия (Bulgarian): army large, highly organised military force concerned mainly with ground operations
Definitions
- army large, highly organised military force concerned mainly with ground operations
Ancestry of “армия”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | armée | army; armed forces; feminine singular of armé |
| 2 | Middle French | armée | Alternative form of armee |
| 3 | Latin | armātus | armed |
| 4 | Latin | armō | to furnish with weapons, arm, equip; fit out; mobilize |
| 5 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 6 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 7 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |