Armour
/ˈɑːr.mər/noun
Protective covering worn to defend the body in battle.
Did you know?Armour comes through Old French from Latin *arma*, meaning “weapons” or “tools of war,” so its history is literally built around the language of combat.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ar-
“to fit together, join, or arrange”
Latin
Latin
arma
“weapons, gear, implements of war”
Old French
Old French
armure
“armor, defensive equipment”
Middle English
English
armure
“protective covering for the body in battle”
Modern English
English
armour
“protective metal or hard covering worn for defense”