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Where does “armer” come from?

armer (French) comes from Old French armer, 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.

armer (French): to arm; to dub

Definitions

  1. to arm; to dub

Ancestry of “armer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencharmerto arm
2Latinarmō—
3Latinarmadefensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of...
4Late Latinarmistitium—
5Latinsisteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “armer”

  • rearmament
  • armée
  • armé
  • armas
  • surarmement
  • désarmer
  • interarmes
  • armes
  • réarmement
  • armement
  • réarmer
  • Armee
  • Volksarmee
  • vapautusarmeija
  • miehitysarmeija
  • armeijakunta
  • Pelastusarmeija
  • armeija
  • yksityisarmeija
  • flugarmeo
  • armeo
  • aerarmeo
  • flugarmeisto
  • mararmeo
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