Where does “articulate” come from?
Articulate comes from Latin articulatus, the past participle of articulo, derived from articulus meaning joint or small limb, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root h₂er- meaning to fit or join.
articulate (English): Clear; effective; Speaking in a clear and...
Definitions
- Clear; effective; Speaking in a clear and...
Ancestry of “articulate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | articulatus | distinct; articulated, jointed |
| 2 | Latin | articulus | A point connecting various parts of the body;... |
| 3 | Latin | artus | narrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értus | that which is fit together; juncture, ordering |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “articulate”
- inarticulate
- articulatory
- articulately
- inarticulately
- articulator
- articulable
- rearticulate
- inarticulateness
- articulateness
- disarticulate
- inarticulable
- articulative
- articulatorily
- coarticulatory
- uniarticulate
- articulatable
- multiarticulate
- hyperarticulate
- overarticulate
- unarticulable
- misarticulate
- coarticulate
- exarticulate
- biarticulate