armija

Latvian

noun
Definitions
  • a country's armed forces army, navy, and air force
  • army branch of the armed forces that operates on dry land
  • army a large tactical contingent consisting, e.g., of several divisions
  • (figuratively) army a large group of people with a common goal, a common feature

Etymology

Borrowed from French armée (army, armed forces) derived from Middle French armee derived from Latin armāta, armō (arm, furnish with weapons) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (fitting, joint, a fitting), *h₂er- (fit, join, fix, put together, fix together, join together, fit together, fitting, then, question particle, so, take, pronounce a ritual).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂er-

Gloss

fit, join, fix, put together, fix together, join together, fit together, fitting, then, question particle, so, take, pronounce a ritual

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