Where does “armurerie” come from?
armurerie (French) comes from French armure, from Middle French armure, from Old French armeüre, from Latin armatura, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere — to stand.
armurerie (French): arms factory; gun shop
Definitions
- arms factory; gun shop
Ancestry of “armurerie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | armure | armor |
| 2 | Middle French | armure | armor |
| 3 | Old French | armeüre | Alternative form of armure |
| 4 | Latin | armatura | armor, equipment of soldiers |
| 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 |