Where does “armada” come from?
Armada comes from Spanish armada, from Spanish armar, from Latin armo, from Latin arma meaning weapons or tools, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-.
armada (English): A fleet of warships, especially with reference to...
Definitions
- A fleet of warships, especially with reference to...
Ancestry of “armada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | armada | navy; fleet; feminine singular of armado |
| 2 | Spanish | armar | to arm; to assemble; to organize, get going |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | armata | armed force; inflection of armātus:
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| 4 | Latin | armō | — |
| 5 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 6 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 7 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |