Where does “interarmes” come from?
interarmes (French) comes from French armes, from French armer, from Old French armer, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti — to stand.
interarmes (French): interservice, joint
Ancestry of “interarmes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | armes | second-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | French | armer | to arm; to dub |
| 3 | Old French | armer | to arm |
| 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 |