Etymology of the English word armyworm
the English word
armywormderived from the English word
armyderived from the French word
arméederived from the Medieval Latin word
armataderived from the Latin word
armatus (armed man, soldier; armed, equipped; defensively armed; type of arms, equipment, armor)
derived from the Latin word
armare (equip, fit with armor; arm)
derived from the Latin word
armaderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ar-derived from the Old French word
armeederived from the Medieval Latin word
armataderived from the Latin word
armatus (armed man, soldier; armed, equipped; defensively armed; type of arms, equipment, armor)
derived from the Latin word
armare (equip, fit with armor; arm)
derived from the Latin word
armaderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ar-derived from the English word
wormderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wurmizUsage
Word found in Modern English