Etymology

rearm

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Today it means: To replace or restore the weapons or arms of a previously defeated, or disarmed army, country, person or other body. Full definition →

English arm ← Middle English re- ← Old French re-
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englisharm
  7. English todayrearm

From re- + arm.

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