Where does “munition” come from?
Munition comes from Latin munitio, formed from the Proto-Indo-European root móyni meaning to fortify, via the suffix -tio denoting action or result.
munition (English): Materials of war: armaments, weapons and...
Definitions
- Materials of war: armaments, weapons and...
Ancestry of “munition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | munition | ammunition |
| 2 | Latin | mūnitiō | a defending, fortifying, protecting |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |