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Where does “armee” come from?

armee (Old French) comes 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.

armee (Old French): army; feminine singular of the past participle of...

Definitions

  1. army; feminine singular of the past participle of...

Ancestry of “armee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarmātus—
2Latinarmō—
3Latinarmadefensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of...
4Late Latinarmistitium—
5Latinsisteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “armee”

  • army
  • armyworm
  • antiarmy
  • armylike
  • armyless
  • nonarmy
  • армија
  • armee
  • armee
  • ami
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