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
Ancestry of “artikkeli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | artikel | an article |
| 2 | German | Artikel | article; article, item, ware; article, paragraph,... |
| 3 | Latin | articulus | A point connecting various parts of the body;... |
| 4 | Latin | artus | narrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értus | that which is fit together; juncture, ordering |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “artikkeli”