Where does “armure” come from?
armure (Middle French) 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.
armure (Middle French): armor
Definitions
- armor
Ancestry of “armure”, step by step
| 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 |