Where does “alarum” come from?
Alarum comes from Middle English alarom, from Middle French alarme, from Italian all'arme! meaning "to arms!", from Latin arma meaning "weapons," from Proto-Indo-European h₂(e)rmos.
alarum (English): A danger signal or warning; A call to arms; To...
Definitions
- A danger signal or warning; A call to arms; To...
Ancestry of “alarum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | alarom | — |
| 2 | Old Italian | all'arme | to arms, to the weapons |
| 3 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 4 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 5 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |