Where does “армеец” come from?
армеец (Russian) comes from Russian а́рмия, from French armée, from Middle French armée, from Latin armātus, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere — to stand.
армеец (Russian): soldier, serviceman; army officer or infantryman
Definitions
- soldier, serviceman; army officer or infantryman
Ancestry of “армеец”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | а́рмия | — |
| 2 | French | armée | army; armed forces; feminine singular of armé |
| 3 | Middle French | armée | Alternative form of armee |
| 4 | Latin | armātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | armō | — |
| 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 |