Where does “all'arme!” come from?
all'arme! (Italian) comes from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
all'arme! (Italian): to arms!, to the weapons!
Definitions
- to arms!, to the weapons!
Ancestry of “all'arme!”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 2 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 3 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |