| 【arm】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "arma," and "armare." It carries the basic meaning of "arm," and "weapons; tools." from PIE *ar- "to fit together" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "arm"]
alarm ***[2388] Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
arm ***[2083] The arm of a piece of clothing is the part of it that covers your arm.
armed ***[3257] Someone who is armed is carrying a weapon, usually a gun.
arms ***[2910] arm + s
army ****[1357] An army is a large organized group of people who are armed and trained to fight on land in a war. Most armies are organized and controlled by governments.
[WORD ROOT]root arm
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] arm
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) arma, armare
[MEANING]root arm, weapons; tools
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 arma weapons; tools, implements (of war),
- 【Latin】 armare furnish with arms
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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alarm ★★★[2388] noun from alarm 〈 arm
【DEFINITION】 Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
【pl.】 alarms
【SYNONYM】 perturbation
【ROOTs】 ⑴ al; prefix ⑵ arm; arm
【Etymology】 《Italian alle arme》 [alle+arme] to arms!; to the arms
【First Known Meaning】 a call to arms in the face of danger or an enemy
【DERIVATIVEs】 alarming, alarmingly, alarm
arm ★★★[2083] noun from arm
【DEFINITION】 ① Your arms are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end.
② The arm of a piece of clothing is the part of it that covers your arm.
③ The arm of a chair is the part on which you rest your arm when you are sitting down.
【pl.】 arms
【SYNONYM】 weapon, sleeve, wing
【ROOTs】 arm; arm
【Etymology】 《Old English earm》 upper limb of the human body
【First Known Meaning】 ① upper limb of the human body, ② weapon
【DERIVATIVEs】 armful, armless, armlike, arm
armed ★★★[3257] adjective from arm
【DEFINITION】 ① Someone who is armed is carrying a weapon, usually a gun.
② An armed attack or conflict involves people fighting with guns or carrying weapons.
【ANTONYM】 unarmed
【COMPOSITION】 arm + ed
【ROOTs】 ⑴ arm; arm ⑵ ed; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English earm》 upper limb of the human body
arms ★★★[2910] noun from arm
【DEFINITION】 arm + s
【ROOTs】 ⑴ arm; arm ⑵ s; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English earm》 upper limb of the human body
army ★★★★[1357] noun from arm
【DEFINITION】 An army is a large organized group of people who are armed and trained to fight on land in a war. Most armies are organized and controlled by governments.
【pl.】 armies
【ROOTs】 ⑴ arm; arm ⑵ y; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English earm》 upper limb of the human body
【First Known Meaning】 armed expedition
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
arch, archi, archy
ante
anni-, ann-, enn-
an
alter
alli
all
ago, own
ag, act
after
