Where does “armoier” come from?
armoier (Middle French) comes from Middle French arme, 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 — to stand.
armoier (Middle French): to engage in battle or warfare
Definitions
- to engage in battle or warfare
Ancestry of “armoier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | arme | arm; weapon |
| 2 | Old French | armé | — |
| 3 | Latin | armātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | armō | — |
| 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 |