Where does “militaryese” come from?

militaryese (English) comes from English military, from Old French militaire, from Latin mīlitāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

militaryese (English): Military jargon

Definitions

  1. Military jargon

Ancestry of “militaryese”, step by step

militaryese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English military

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmilitaryCharacteristic of members of the armed forces;...
2Old Frenchmilitaire—
3LatinmīlitārisOf a soldier: soldierly; or of the military: martial
4Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
5Latin-ālis—
6Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via English ese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishesedude, man
2Mexican SpanisheseThe name of the Latin-script letter S; that;...
3Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
4Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin -āris →