Where does “neoartigo” come from?
neoartigo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese artigo, from Latin articulus, from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
neoartigo (Portuguese): a new article beyond o and a, or um and uma, especially one of the gender-neutral modern coinages used by some non-binary people
Definitions
- a new article beyond o and a, or um and uma, especially one of the gender-neutral modern coinages used by some non-binary people
Ancestry of “neoartigo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | artigo | article |
| 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 |