Where does “articulate” come from?
articulate (Latin) comes from Latin articulo, from Latin articulus, from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
articulate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present active imperative of...
Ancestry of “articulate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | articulo | I divide into single members or joints; I utter... |
| 2 | Latin | articulus | A point connecting various parts of the body;... |
| 3 | Latin | artus | narrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értus | that which is fit together; juncture, ordering |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |