The story
- Latin · derived fromarmus“shoulder; upper arm”
- Latin · derived fromarmilla“bracelet; armlet; arm ring”
- English todayarmillary
Early 1700s, from Latin armilla (“bracelet; armlet; arm ring”), from Latin armus (“shoulder; upper arm”).
Words from the same roots
Latinarmilla all →
armillarmilla
Latinarmus all →
armomancy
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.