Where does “inarticulability” come from?
inarticulability (English) comes from English inarticulable, from English articulable, from English articulate, from Latin articulatus, from Latin articulus, from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
inarticulability (English): The quality of being inarticulable
Definitions
- The quality of being inarticulable
Ancestry of “inarticulability”, step by step
inarticulability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inarticulable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inarticulable | Not articulable; incapable of being articulated |
| 2 | English | articulable | Capable of being pronounced or expressed... |
| 3 | English | articulate | Clear; effective; Speaking in a clear and... |
| 4 | Latin | articulatus | distinct; articulated, jointed |
| 5 | Latin | articulus | A point connecting various parts of the body;... |
| 6 | Latin | artus | narrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értus | that which is fit together; juncture, ordering |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |