Where does “armeye” come from?
armeye (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French armee, from Latin armātus, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Ancestry of “armeye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | armee | army; feminine singular of the past participle of... |
| 2 | Latin | armātus | armed |
| 3 | Latin | armō | to furnish with weapons, arm, equip; fit out; mobilize |
| 4 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 5 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 6 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |