Where does “inarticulate” come from?
Inarticulate derives from Latin inarticulatus, combining Latin in- (not) with Latin articulus (joint or segment), which comes from Latin artus (narrow or tight), ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots denoting joining and fitting together.
inarticulate (English): not articulated in normal words; speechless;...
Definitions
- not articulated in normal words; speechless;...
Ancestry of “inarticulate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | in- | in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with... |
| 2 | Middle English | in- | — |
| 3 | Old English | in- | in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the... |
| 4 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
Words derived from “inarticulate”