Where does “armthatu” come from?
armthatu (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish armthae, from Old Irish armaid, 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.
armthatu (Old Irish): armor
Ancestry of “armthatu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | armthae | armed |
| 2 | Old Irish | armaid | to arm |
| 3 | Latin | armō | — |
| 4 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 5 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 6 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |