Etymology

armada

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Today it means: A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada. Full definition →

Spanish armada ← Medieval Latin armāta ← Latin armō
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  1. Latin · derived fromarmō
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromarmāta
  3. Spanish · borrowed fromarmada“fleet, navy”
  4. English todayarmada

Borrowed from Spanish armada (“fleet, navy”), from Medieval Latin armāta, from the feminine past participle of Latin armō, from arma. Doublet of army.

Words from the same roots

Medieval Latinarmāta all →

army

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