Where does “armament” come from?
Armament derives from Latin armamentum, from Latin arma meaning weapons, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-.
armament (English): A body of forces equipped for war; All the cannon...
Definitions
- A body of forces equipped for war; All the cannon...
Ancestry of “armament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | armāmentum | equipment, implement, utensil; rigging (of a ship) |
| 2 | Latin | armō | to furnish with weapons, arm, equip; fit out; mobilize |
| 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 |