Where does “armor” come from?
armor (Middle English) comes from Middle English armure, from Anglo-Norman armure, from Latin armatura, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti — to stand.
armor (Middle English): Alternative form of armure
Definitions
- Alternative form of armure
Ancestry of “armor”, step by step
armor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English armure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | armure | weaponry, the tools of warfare; armour,... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | armure | armor |
| 3 | Latin | armatura | armor, equipment of soldiers |
| 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 |
via Old French armeüre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | armeüre | Alternative form of armure |