Etymology

armature

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Today it means: A detachment of soldiers; soldiers collectively. Full definition →

Middle French armature ← Latin armātūra
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromarmātūra“armour”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromarmature
  3. English todayarmature

Borrowed from Middle French armature, from Latin armātūra (“armour”). Doublet of armor and armure.

Words from the same roots

Latinarmātūra all →

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