Where does “Armatur” come from?
Armatur (German) comes from Dutch armatuur, from French armature, from Middle French armature, from Latin armatura, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere — to stand.
Armatur (German): A fixture or controlling apparatus, a faucet,...
Definitions
- A fixture or controlling apparatus, a faucet,...
Ancestry of “Armatur”, step by step
Armatur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch armatuur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | armatuur | a fixture, particularly for a light; a luminaire |
| 2 | French | armature | framework |
| 3 | Middle French | armature | — |
| 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 |
via English armature
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | armature | The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo,... |