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Where does “armer” come from?

armer (Old French) comes 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.

armer (Old French): to arm

Definitions

  1. to arm

Ancestry of “armer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “armer”

  • army
  • disarmament
  • disarm
  • disarming
  • rearmament
  • disarmingly
  • armyworm
  • disarmer
  • antiarmy
  • armylike
  • armyless
  • disarmeth
  • prodisarmament
  • nonarmy
  • disarmest
  • armée
  • armé
  • réarmer
  • armas
  • surarmement
  • désarmer
  • armes
  • interarmes
  • armer
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