myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of armada

Etymology of the Spanish word armada

the Spanish word armada

derived from the Medieval Latin word armata

derived 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 arma

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

English armada, Romanian armadă

English army, French armée, German Armee, Italian armata, Lithuanian armija, Norwegian armé, Polish armia, Russian apмия, Swedish armé, Yiddish armej