Where does “арматура” come from?
арматура (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Armatur, from Dutch armatuur, from French armature, from Middle French armature, from Latin armatura, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium — to stand.
арматура (Serbo-Croatian): armature, reinforcement
Ancestry of “арматура”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Armatur | A fixture or controlling apparatus, a faucet,... |
| 2 | Dutch | armatuur | — |
| 3 | French | armature | framework |
| 4 | Middle French | armature | — |
| 5 | Latin | armatura | armor, equipment of soldiers |
| 6 | Latin | armō | — |
| 7 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 8 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 9 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |