Etymology

armamentarium

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Today it means: All of the equipment available for carrying out a task, especially all the equipment used by a physician in the practice of medicine. Full definition →

Latin armāmentārium
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromarmāmentārium“arsenal”
  2. English todayarmamentarium

From Latin armāmentārium (“arsenal”), from armāmenta (“tools, equipment, rigging”) + -ārium. By surface analysis, armament + -arium.

Words from the same roots

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