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