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
Definitions
- Without an armature
Ancestry of “armatureless”, step by step
armatureless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English armature
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to furnish with weapons, arm, equip; fit out; mobilize |
| 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 |