köken: Inherited from Old Spanish exército, borrowed from Latin exercitus. According to Coromines and Pascual, first attested in the 15th century in Juan de Mena and the marquis of Santillana, replacing the inherited Old Spanish hueste. The borrowing was read with the “native” Old Spanish value of x, /ʃ/, instead of /ks/, cf. ejemplo.
aile: Ejército de Salvación, Ejército Popular de Liberación, Ejército Rojo
army (large, highly organised military force concerned mainly with ground operations, or the entire branch thereof) · army (largest operational military unit; number of divisions or corps of a given type of troops under common command) · army (part of the armed forces in the area of war)