Where does “article” come from?
Article comes from Middle English article, from Old French article, from Latin articulus meaning joint or segment, derived from Latin artus meaning narrow or tight, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tós and h₂er-.
article (English): A piece of nonfictional writing such as a story,...
Definitions
- A piece of nonfictional writing such as a story,...
Ancestry of “article”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | article | — |
| 2 | Old French | article | joint; articulation; article |
| 3 | Latin | articulus | A point connecting various parts of the body;... |
| 4 | Latin | artus | narrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értus | that which is fit together; juncture, ordering |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |