munition

/mjuːˈnɪʃən/myoo-NIH-shuhn

/mjuˈnɪʃən/myoo-NIH-shuhn

Meaninga fortifying

Common meaning: weapons and ammunition

munito wall in, fortifyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1177 · scan
tionnoun ending: doing something, or its outcome

Journey through time

Latinmunitio‘a fortifying’source
Frenchmunition‘munition’source
Englishmunition‘weapons and ammunition’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin mūniō ‘to wall in, fortify’.

Roots

mūniō, mūnīre Latin “to wall in, fortify”

Related words

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