Where does “artikkeli” come from?

artikkeli (Finnish) comes from Swedish artikel, from German Artikel, from Latin articulus, from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

artikkeli (Finnish): article

Definitions

  1. article

Ancestry of “artikkeli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishartikelan article
2GermanArtikelarticle; article, item, ware; article, paragraph,...
3LatinarticulusA point connecting various parts of the body;...
4Latinartusnarrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értusthat which is fit together; juncture, ordering
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “artikkeli

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂értusEvery word from Latin artus