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Where does “disarmoured” come from?

disarmoured (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.

disarmoured (English): Stripped of armour; rendered defenceless

Definitions

  1. Stripped of armour; rendered defenceless

Ancestry of “disarmoured”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharmourA protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other...
2Middle EnglisharmorAlternative form of armure
3Middle Englisharmureweaponry, the tools of warfare; armour,...
4Anglo-Normanarmurearmor
5Latinarmaturaarmor, equipment of soldiers
6Latinarmō—
7Latinarmadefensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of...
8Late Latinarmistitium—
9Latinsisteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
11Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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