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

  1. Without an armature

Ancestry of “armatureless”, step by step

armatureless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English armature

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharmatureThe rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo,...
2Middle Frencharmature
3Latinarmaturaarmor, equipment of soldiers
4Latinarmōto furnish with weapons, arm, equip; fit out; mobilize
5Latinarmadefensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of...
6Late Latinarmistitium
7Latinsisteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂tiEvery word from Latin sistere