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Where does “almain-rivet” come from?

almain-rivet (English) comes from English Almain, from Middle English Alemaine, from Anglo-Norman Allemaine, from Old French Alemaigne, from Latin Alamannia, from Latin Alemannī, from Proto-Germanic Alamann-, from Proto-Germanic alamann- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

almain-rivet (English): A kind of light, flexible plate armour first used...

Definitions

  1. A kind of light, flexible plate armour first used...

Ancestry of “almain-rivet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAlmainA German; A kind of dance. See allemande; German
2Middle EnglishAlemaine—
3Anglo-NormanAllemaine—
4Old FrenchAlemaigne—
5LatinAlamannia—
6LatinAlemannī—
7Proto-GermanicAlamann-an Alamanni man
8Proto-Germanicalamann-mankind
9Proto-Germanicmann-human, human being, person, individual; name of...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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