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Where does “alarom” come from?

alarom (Middle English) comes from Old 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 “alarom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Italianall'armeto arms, to the weapons
2Latinarmadefensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of...
3Late Latinarmistitium—
4Latinsisteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “alarom”

  • alarm
  • alarming
  • alarmingly
  • alarmist
  • alarum
  • alarmism
  • unalarming
  • alarmin
  • alarmer
  • alarmone
  • nonalarmist
  • multialarm
  • alarmistic
  • nonalarming
  • alarmable
  • alarmest
  • nonalarm
  • fire alarm
  • alarmless
  • antialarmist
  • alarmingness
  • ecoalarmist
  • alarmeth
  • alarmisti
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