Where does “armoursmith” come from?
armoursmith (English) comes from English armour, from Middle English armor, from Middle English armure, from Anglo-Norman armure, from Latin armatura, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium — to stand.
armoursmith (English): an individual who is skilled at forging armour
Definitions
- an individual who is skilled at forging armour
Ancestry of “armoursmith”, step by step
armoursmith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English armour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | armour | A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | armor | Alternative form of armure |
| 3 | Middle English | armure | weaponry, the tools of warfare; armour,... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | 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 |
via English Smith
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Smith | (the most common in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) |
| 2 | Middle English | smiþ | Alternative form of smyth |
| 3 | Middle English | smyth | A blacksmith; one who works with iron; A... |
| 4 | Old English | smiþ | smith |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *smiþ | craftsman, smith |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smiþaz | craftsman, smith |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smēy- | — |