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Where does “armadura” come from?

armadura (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish armadura, from Latin armatura, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

armadura (Spanish): armour; frame, framework; skeleton

Definitions

  1. armour; frame, framework; skeleton

Ancestry of “armadura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanisharmadura—
2Latinarmaturaarmor, equipment of soldiers
3Latinarmō—
4Latinarmadefensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of...
5Late Latinarmistitium—
6Latinsisteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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