Where does “articular” come from?
Articular comes from Latin articularis, meaning "of or pertaining to joints."
articular (English): Of, at, or relating to the joints of the body; Of...
Definitions
- Of, at, or relating to the joints of the body; Of...
Ancestry of “articular”, step by step
articular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin articulus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | articulus | A point connecting various parts of the body;... |
| 2 | Latin | artus | narrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értus | that which is fit together; juncture, ordering |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Latin articularis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | articularis | second-person singular present passive indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 3 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
Words derived from “articular”
- intraarticular
- periarticular
- polyarticular
- extraarticular
- transarticular
- oligoarticular
- pauciarticular
- monoarticular
- osteoarticular
- nonarticular
- articularly
- interarticular
- subarticular
- biarticular
- retroarticular
- prearticular
- multiarticular
- intraarticularly
- uniarticular
- abarticular
- cerebrofacioarticular
- juxta-articular
- musculoarticular
- paraarticular