armistice

armistice · noun, proper noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*steh₂-“to stand up”
2. Latin · derived fromarma“arms, weapons”
3. Late Latin · derived fromarmistitium
4. English todayarmistice

From Late Latin armistitium, from Latin arma (“arms, weapons”) + sistēre (from sistō (“to halt, stand still”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand up”)) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns). The word is cognate with French armistice, Italian armistizio, Portuguese armistício, Spanish armisticio.

Armistice · proper noun²

See armistice.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from late 17th c. A (short) cessation of combat.