Back to all words

Armada

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a large fleet of warships, or any large group of vehicles
1
Stage 1 of 3
armata
Latin · ancient
"armed force"
meaning "armed force"
2
Stage 2 of 3
armada
Spanish · medieval
"a fleet of warships"
came to mean a fleet of warships
3
Stage 3 of 3
armada
English · 1580s
"a fleet of warships"
adopted into English following the Spanish Armada of 1588
Drag to pan · scroll to zoom