Where does “armorless” come from?
armorless (English) comes from English armor, from Middle English armure, from Anglo-Norman armure, from Latin armatura, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere — to stand.
armorless (English): With an absence of armor; unarmored
Definitions
- With an absence of armor; unarmored
Ancestry of “armorless”, step by step
armorless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English armor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | armor | A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | armure | weaponry, the tools of warfare; armour,... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | armure | armor |
| 4 | Latin | armatura | armor, equipment of soldiers |
| 5 | Latin | armō | to furnish with weapons, arm, equip; fit out; mobilize |
| 6 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 7 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 8 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |