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

  1. Clear; effective; Speaking in a clear and...

Ancestry of “articulate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarticulatusdistinct; articulated, jointed
2LatinarticulusA point connecting various parts of the body;...
3Latinartusnarrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értusthat which is fit together; juncture, ordering
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “articulate

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-