Etymology of the English word artillery
the English word
artilleryderived from the Old French word
artilleriederived from the Old French word
artillierderived from the Old French word
atillerderived from the Latin root
*apticularederived from the Latin word
aptare (adapt, fit, apply)
derived from the Latin word
aptus (suitable, adapted; ready)
Date
The earliest known usage of artillery in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
artillerymanCognates
Dutch
artillerie, French
artillerie, German
Artillerie, Italian
artiglieria, Lithuanian
artilerija, Norwegian
artilleri, Polish
artyleria, Russian
apтиллepия, Spanish
artilleria, Swedish
artilleriUsage
Word found in Modern English
