Where does “article” come from?

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

article (Old French): joint; articulation; article

Definitions

  1. joint; articulation; article

Ancestry of “article”, 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

Words derived from “article”

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