Where does “articulus” come from?

articulus (English) comes from Latin articulus, from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

articulus (English): A joint of the cirri of the Crinoidea; A joint or...

Definitions

  1. A joint of the cirri of the Crinoidea; A joint or...

Ancestry of “articulus”, step by step

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