Editing Armour (section)

== Etymology ==
[[File:Paris bordone 016.jpg|thumb|''Portrait of a Gentleman in Armour with Two Pages'' by [[Paris Bordone]]|alt=An oil painting depicts a partially-armoured man who is assisted by two boys, one of whom is tying on some armour onto his arm while the other holds his helmet. A group of soldiers are amassed in the background.]]
The word "armour" began to appear in the Middle Ages as a derivative of [[Old French language|Old French]]. It is dated from 1297 as a "mail, defensive covering worn in combat". The word originates from the Old French {{lang|fro|armure}}, itself derived from the [[Latin]] {{lang|la|armatura}} meaning "arms and/or equipment", with the root {{lang|la|armare}} meaning "arms or gear".<ref>{{cite web |title=Definition of armour in English |url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/armour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729011510/http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/armour |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 July 2012 |website=Oxford Dictionaries |access-date=12 April 2016 }}</ref>