Where does “armată” come from?
armată (Romanian) comes from Italian armata, from Italian armare, 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.
armată (Romanian): army
Ancestry of “armată”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | armata | feminine singular of armato; army; fleet |
| 2 | Italian | armare | to arm; to cock, to load; to reinforce, to brace |
| 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 |