Where does “arto” come from?

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

arto (Italian): limb

Definitions

  1. limb

Ancestry of “arto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinartusnarrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értusthat which is fit together; juncture, ordering
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “arto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus →Every word from Latin artus →