Arm etymology

English

English word arm comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos, Old French (842-ca. 1400) armes, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) arme (Weapon.)

Detailed word origin of arm

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*h₂(e)rmos Proto-Indo-European (ine) fitting
armes Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro)
arma Latin (lat) (Late Latin) weapon. (pluralonly) defence. (pluralonly) defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of war.. (pluralonly) soldiers, military power. (pluralonly) tools. (pluralonly) war.
arma Late Latin (LL)
arme Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) Weapon.
armes Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
arm English (en) (figurative) To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.. To fit (a magnet) with an armature.. To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.. To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons. (in the plural) heraldic bearings or [...]

Words with the same origin as arm

Descendants of armes

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