Where does “armeure” come from?
armeure (Middle English) comes from Old French armeüre, from Latin armatura, 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.
armeure (Middle English): Alternative form of armure
Definitions
- Alternative form of armure
Ancestry of “armeure”, step by step
armeure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French armeüre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | armeüre | Alternative form of armure |
| 2 | Latin | armatura | armor, equipment of soldiers |
| 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 |
via Anglo-Norman armure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | armure | armor |