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Where does “flugarmeisto” come from?

flugarmeisto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto flugarmeo, from Esperanto armeo, from Yiddish אַרמיי, from French armée, from Middle French armée, from Latin armātus, from Latin armō, from Latin arma — to stand.

flugarmeisto (Esperanto): military pilot; member of an air force

Definitions

  1. military pilot; member of an air force

Ancestry of “flugarmeisto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoflugarmeoair force
2Esperantoarmeoarmy
3Yiddishאַרמייarmy
4Frencharméearmy; armed forces; feminine singular of armé
5Middle FrencharméeAlternative form of armee
6Latinarmātus—
7Latinarmō—
8Latinarmadefensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of...
9Late Latinarmistitium—
10Latinsisteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
12Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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