Where does “artigo” come from?

artigo (Galician) comes from Latin articulus, from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

artigo (Galician): article (story, report, or opinion piece)

Definitions

  1. article (story, report, or opinion piece)

Ancestry of “artigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinarticulusA point connecting various parts of the body;...
2Latinartusnarrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értusthat which is fit together; juncture, ordering
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus →Every word from Latin artus →