English
armure
Armure comes from French armure ‘armor’, from Latin armō ‘furnish with weapons’, 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‘furnish with weapons’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarmātūra‘armor, equipment of soldiers’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400armeure‘armor’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600armure‘armor’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘armor’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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‘furnish with weapons’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarmātūra‘armor, equipment of soldiers’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400armeure‘armor’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600armure‘armor’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘armor’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to fit, to fix, to put together, to slot’
order, rate, reason, ready, art, article, artist, ratio, ordinary, arm, coordination, coordinate, alarm, harmony, subordinate, arthritis, ordination, articulate, ornament, anarchy, arithmetic, ornate, inertia, inert, aristocratic, artisan, adorn, articulation, harmonic, ordinate, harmonious, ordinator, ordinal, rta, rime, ordain, ordo, artifice, harmonize, archon, 75 more
through Latin arma
through Latin armō ‘furnish with weapons’
army, armament, armada, armadillo, 2 more
through Latin armātūra ‘armor, equipment of soldiers’
through Old French armeure ‘armor’
Today it means
noun A fabric woven with a raised pattern similar to chain mail.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- / armure