Where does “ammunitie” come from?
ammunitie (Dutch) comes from Middle French amunition, from Latin mūnīre, from Latin moenīre, from Latin moenia, from Old Latin moene, from Proto-Indo-European móyni, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
ammunitie (Dutch): ammunition, ammo
Ancestry of “ammunitie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | amunition | — |
| 2 | Latin | mūnīre | — |
| 3 | Latin | moenīre | — |
| 4 | Latin | moenia | city walls, fortifications, walls, ramparts |
| 5 | Old Latin | moene | wall, fortification |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | móyni | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |