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Stage 1 of 3
armado
Spanish · medieval
"armored"
meaning "armored"
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Stage 2 of 3
armadillo
Spanish · 1500s
"the armored mammal"
literally "little armored one", describing the animal's shell
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Stage 3 of 3
armadillo
English · 1500s-1600s
"the shelled burrowing mammal"
adopted directly from Spanish
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