Where does “flugarmeo” come from?
flugarmeo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto armeo, from Yiddish אַרמיי, from French armée, from Middle French armée, from Latin armātus, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium — to stand.
flugarmeo (Esperanto): air force
Definitions
- air force
Ancestry of “flugarmeo”, step by step
flugarmeo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto armeo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | armeo | army |
| 2 | Yiddish | אַרמיי | army |
| 3 | French | armée | army; armed forces; feminine singular of armé |
| 4 | Middle French | armée | Alternative form of armee |
| 5 | Latin | armātus | armed |
| 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 |