Where does “dì-armaich” come from?
dì-armaich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic armaich, 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.
dì-armaich (Scottish Gaelic): disarm
Definitions
- disarm
Ancestry of “dì-armaich”, step by step
dì-armaich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic armaich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | armaich | arm |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | arm | army; arm, weapon |
| 3 | Old Irish | arm | armour, battle-equipment, panoply; weapon; army |
| 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 |