How the Spanish language influenced English with the word 'armada'

'Armada' is a word borrowed from Spanish 'armata'. The word entered the English language some time around 1533.

armada [noun] [1533]

• a fleet of warships
• a large force or group usually of moving things

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Etymology: Spanish, from Medieval Latin 'armata' army, fleet, from Latin, feminine of 'armatus' past participle of 'armare' to arm, from 'arma'

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