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