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Where does “armaich” come from?

armaich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic arm, from Old Irish arm, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

armaich (Scottish Gaelic): arm

Definitions

  1. arm

Ancestry of “armaich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicarmarmy; arm, weapon
2Old Irisharmarmour, battle-equipment, panoply; weapon; army
3Latinarmadefensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of...
4Late Latinarmistitium—
5Latinsisteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “armaich”

  • dì-armaich
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