Where does “armee” come from?
armee (Estonian) comes from German Armee, from Middle French armée, from Latin armātus, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti — to stand.
armee (Estonian): army
Ancestry of “armee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Armee | Army; military; a country’s armed forces as a... |
| 2 | Middle French | armée | Alternative form of armee |
| 3 | Latin | armātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | armō | — |
| 5 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 6 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 7 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |