Etymology of the French word armée
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-Date
The earliest known usage of armée in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
interarméesDerivations in other languages
English
armyCognates
English
army, German
Armee, Italian
armata, Lithuanian
armija, Norwegian
armé, Polish
armia, Russian
apмия, Spanish
armada, Swedish
armé, Yiddish
armej
