Where does “listicle” come from?
listicle (English) comes from English article, from Middle English article, from Old French article, from Latin articulus, from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
listicle (English): An article based around a list
Definitions
- An article based around a list
Ancestry of “listicle”, step by step
listicle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English article
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | article | A piece of nonfictional writing such as a story,... |
| 2 | Middle English | article | — |
| 3 | Old French | article | joint; articulation; article |
| 4 | Latin | articulus | A point connecting various parts of the body;... |
| 5 | Latin | artus | narrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értus | that which is fit together; juncture, ordering |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |