Where does “רויטאַרמייער” come from?
רויטאַרמייער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish רויטאַרמיי, from Yiddish אַרמיי, from French armée, from Middle French armée, from Latin armātus, from Latin armō, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium — to stand.
רויטאַרמייער (Yiddish): A member of the Red Army
Definitions
- A member of the Red Army
Ancestry of “רויטאַרמייער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | רויטאַרמיי | Red Army name of the Soviet army |
| 2 | Yiddish | אַרמיי | army |
| 3 | French | armée | army; armed forces; feminine singular of armé |
| 4 | Middle French | armée | Alternative form of armee |
| 5 | Latin | armātus | armed |
| 6 | Latin | armō | to furnish with weapons, arm, equip; fit out; mobilize |
| 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 |