Where does “armatureless” come from?
armatureless (English) comes from English armature, from Middle French armature, from Latin armatura, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti — to stand.
armatureless (English): Without an armature
Ancestry of “armatureless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | armature | The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo,... |
| 2 | Middle French | armature | — |
| 3 | Latin | armatura | armor, equipment of soldiers |
| 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 |