Where does “nondisarmament” come from?
nondisarmament (English) comes from English disarmament, from English disarm, from Middle English desarmen, from Anglo-Norman desarmer, from Old French armer, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium — to stand.
nondisarmament (English): Absence of disarmament; failure to disarm
Definitions
- Absence of disarmament; failure to disarm
Ancestry of “nondisarmament”, step by step
nondisarmament traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disarmament
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disarmament | The reduction or the abolition of the military... |
| 2 | English | disarm | To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of... |
| 3 | Middle English | desarmen | to divest of arms |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | desarmer | to disarm |
| 5 | Old French | armer | to arm |
| 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 |