Where does “armada” come from?
armada (French) comes from Spanish armada, from Spanish armar, from Medieval Latin armata, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti — to stand.
armada (French): armada
Ancestry of “armada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | armada | navy; fleet; feminine singular of armado |
| 2 | Spanish | armar | to arm; to assemble; to organize, get going |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | armata | armed force; inflection of armātus:
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| 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 |