Where does “armășel” come from?
armășel (Romanian) comes from Romanian armaș, from Romanian arma, from French armer, from Old French armer, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere — to stand.
armășel (Romanian): an employee of an armaș
Definitions
- an employee of an armaș
Ancestry of “armășel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | armaș | a high clerk in charge with prisons and executions (Moldavia) and with artillery and the princely slaves (Wallachia) |
| 2 | Romanian | arma | to prepare a weapon for firing; to arm, equip; to... |
| 3 | French | armer | to arm; to dub |
| 4 | Old French | armer | to arm |
| 5 | Latin | armō | to furnish with weapons, arm, equip; fit out; mobilize |
| 6 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 7 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 8 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |