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Where does “ammunitionless” come from?

ammunitionless (English) comes from English ammunition, 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.

ammunitionless (English): Without ammunition

Definitions

  1. Without ammunition

Ancestry of “ammunitionless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishammunitionArticles used in charging firearms and ordnance...
2Middle Frenchamunition—
3Latinmūnīre—
4Latinmoenīre—
5Latinmoeniacity walls, fortifications, walls, ramparts
6Old Latinmoenewall, fortification
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmóyni—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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