Where does “arme” come from?
arme (Middle French) comes from Old French armé, 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.
arme (Middle French): arm; weapon
Definitions
- arm; weapon
Ancestry of “arme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | armé | weapon |
| 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 |