Where does “artillerie” come from?
artillerie (Old French) comes from Old French artillier, from Old French atiller, from Latin aptāre, from Latin aptus, from Proto-Italic aptos.
artillerie (Old French): collection of military engins, crossbows, lances...
Definitions
- collection of military engins, crossbows, lances...
Ancestry of “artillerie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | artillier | to equip, provide with contraptions |
| 2 | Old French | atiller | to arrange, adjust, put on clothes or,... |
| 3 | Latin | aptāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | aptus | suitable, adapted; ready; apt, proper |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aptos | — |
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