Where does “армија” come from?
армија (Macedonian) comes from French armée, 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.
армија (Macedonian): army, military
Ancestry of “армија”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | armée | army; armed forces; feminine singular of armé |
| 2 | Middle French | armée | Alternative form of armee |
| 3 | Latin | armātus | — |
| 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 |