English
armor
Armor comes from Anglo-Norman armure, from Latin armātūra ‘armor, equipment of soldiers’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to fit, to fix, to put together, to slot’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-‘to fit, to fix, to put together, to slot’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂(e)rmosreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*armosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarma
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarmō‘to furnish with weapons, arm, equip’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarmātūra‘armor, equipment of soldiers’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400armeure
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400armure
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500armure‘Armour’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007armor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-‘to fit, to fix, to put together, to slot’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂(e)rmosreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*armosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEarma
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarmō‘to furnish with weapons, arm, equip’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarmātūra‘armor, equipment of soldiers’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400armeure
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400armure
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500armure‘Armour’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007armor
Earliest quotation: 2007, Bungie, Halo 3: “Good work, Chief. Link up with our armor on…”
Equivalent to arm ‘to cover or furnish’ + -or
Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to join’
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Proto-Germanic *armaz
Proto-West Germanic *arm
Old English earm
Middle English arm
English arm
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to fit, to fix, to put together, to slot’
reason, ready, order, rate, art, article, artist, ratio, ordinary, arm, coordination, alarm, coordinate, arthritis, harmony, articulate, anarchy, subordinate, ordination, arithmetic, inertia, ornament, inert, aristocratic, artisan, ornate, articulation, philharmonic, adorn, ordinate, harmonic, rta, harmonious, ordinator, rime, ordinal, artifice, archon, ordain, harmonize, 76 more
through Latin arma
through Latin armō ‘to furnish with weapons, arm, equip’
army, armament, armada, armadillo, 3 more
through Latin armātūra ‘armor, equipment of soldiers’
Today it means
noun A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- / armor