Where does “palkka-armeija” come from?
palkka-armeija (Finnish) comes from Finnish armeija, from French armée, from Middle French armée, from Latin armātus, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere — to stand.
palkka-armeija (Finnish): a force comprised of mercenaries, private military force
Definitions
- a force comprised of mercenaries, private military force
Ancestry of “palkka-armeija”, step by step
palkka-armeija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish armeija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | armeija | army; military |
| 2 | French | armée | army; armed forces; feminine singular of armé |
| 3 | Middle French | armée | Alternative form of armee |
| 4 | Latin | armātus | armed |
| 5 | Latin | armō | to furnish with weapons, arm, equip; fit out; mobilize |
| 6 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 7 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 8 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |