Where does “armourial” come from?
armourial (English) comes from English armoury, from Middle English armerie, from Anglo-Norman French armurrie, from Old French armure, from Latin armatura, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium — to stand.
Ancestry of “armourial”, step by step
armourial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English armoury
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | armoury | A place where arms are kept, an arsenal |
| 2 | Middle English | armerie | Alternative form of armurie |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman French | armurrie | — |
| 4 | Old French | armure | armor |
| 5 | Latin | armatura | armor, equipment of soldiers |
| 6 | Latin | armō | to furnish with weapons, arm, equip; fit out; mobilize |
| 7 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 8 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 9 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |