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Where does “armeure” come from?

armeure (Old French) comes 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.

armeure (Old French): Alternative form of armure

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of armure

Ancestry of “armeure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarmaturaarmor, equipment of soldiers
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 “armeure”

  • armor
  • armour
  • armorbearer
  • antiarmor
  • armourbearer
  • armorlike
  • armorless
  • armorsmith
  • armorist
  • antiarmour
  • armourist
  • armor-plated
  • armoursmith
  • armoursmithing
  • disarmoured
  • enarmour
  • enarmor
  • armeure
  • armure
  • armor
  • armour
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