Where does “armada” come from?
armada (Malay) comes from Portuguese armada, from Portuguese armar, from Old Portuguese armar, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti — to stand.
armada (Malay): A fleet of warships; an armada
Definitions
- A fleet of warships; an armada
Ancestry of “armada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | armada | armada; feminine singular of armado |
| 2 | Portuguese | armar | to arm; to set; to set up |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | armar | — |
| 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 |