Where does “Besatzungsarmee” come from?
Besatzungsarmee (German) comes from German Armee, from Middle French armée, from Latin armātus, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti — to stand.
Besatzungsarmee (German): occupying army
Definitions
- occupying army
Ancestry of “Besatzungsarmee”, step by step
Besatzungsarmee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Armee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Armee | Army; military; a country’s armed forces as a... |
| 2 | Middle French | armée | Alternative form of armee |
| 3 | Latin | armātus | armed |
| 4 | Latin | armō | to furnish with weapons, arm, equip; fit out; mobilize |
| 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 |
via German Besatzung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Besatzung | crew; occupation; occupational troops,... |