Where does “arma” come from?
arma (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan arma, from Late Latin arma, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
arma (Occitan): weapon
Ancestry of “arma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Occitan | arma | weapon |
| 2 | Late Latin | arma | weapon; defensive arms, armor/armour, shields,... |
| 3 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 4 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 5 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |