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Where does “alarmer” come from?

alarmer (English) comes from English alarm, from Middle English alarme, from Middle French alarme, from Italian all'arme, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti — to stand.

alarmer (English): One who alarms; one who sounds the alarm; A...

Definitions

  1. One who alarms; one who sounds the alarm; A...

Ancestry of “alarmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalarmA summons to arms, as on the approach of an...
2Middle Englishalarme—
3Middle Frenchalarme—
4Italianall'arme
5Latinarmadefensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of...
6Late Latinarmistitium—
7Latinsisteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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