Armament
/ˈɑːr.mə.mənt/noun
Weapons or military equipment, especially those used for war.
Did you know?Armament ultimately comes from Latin armāre, meaning “to arm,” a word tied to the same root that gave us armor and even the idea of being equipped for ritual, battle, or authority.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ar-
“to fit together; to join; to prepare”
Latin
Latin
armāre
“to arm, equip with weapons”
Late Latin
Latin
armāmentum
“equipment; means of arming”
Old French
Old French
armement
“arming; military equipment”
Middle English
English
armement
“the act of arming; military equipment”
Modern English
English
armament
“weapons or military equipment”