Where does “alarme” come from?
alarme (Middle English) comes from Middle French alarme, from Italian all'arme, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Ancestry of “alarme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | alarme | — |
| 2 | Italian | all'arme | a command to take up arms and be ready to fight: to arms! |
| 3 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 4 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 5 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |