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Where does “armiere” come from?

armiere (Italian) comes from Italian arma, from Late Latin arma, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

armiere (Italian): armourer; gunsmith; gunner

Definitions

  1. armourer; gunsmith; gunner

Ancestry of “armiere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianarmaweapon, arms; arm, force; third-person singular...
2Late Latinarmaweapon; defensive arms, armor/armour, shields,...
3Latinarmadefensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of...
4Late Latinarmistitium—
5Latinsisteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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