Armada
/ɑːrˈmɑːdə/noun
A fleet of warships.
Did you know?Armada entered English through Spanish, where it referred to a fleet of armed ships, and its root is the same one behind words like arm and armor—built around the idea of preparing for battle.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ar-
“to fit together; join”
Latin
Latin
arma
“weapons, arms”
Late Latin
Latin
armata
“armed force; armed fleet”
Spanish
Spanish
armada
“a fleet of warships”
16th Century
English
armada
“a large fleet, especially a war fleet”
Modern English
English
armada
“a fleet of warships”