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Where does “unarticulable” come from?

unarticulable (English) comes 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.

unarticulable (English): inarticulable

Definitions

  1. inarticulable

Ancestry of “unarticulable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharticulableCapable of being pronounced or expressed...
2EnglisharticulateClear; effective; Speaking in a clear and...
3Latinarticulatusdistinct; articulated, jointed
4LatinarticulusA point connecting various parts of the body;...
5Latinartusnarrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értusthat which is fit together; juncture, ordering
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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