myEtymology.com: English etymology of armigerous

Etymology of the English word armigerous

the English word armigerous

using the English suffix -ous

derived from the Latin suffix -osus

derived from the English word armiger

derived from the Medieval Latin word armiger (armor bearer; squire; bearing arms, armed; warlike)

derived from the Latin word gerere (to carry; bear, carry, wear)

derived from the Latin word arma

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ar-