Where does “articolaș” come from?

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

articolaș (Romanian): small article

Definitions

  1. small article

Ancestry of “articolaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianarticolarticle
2LatinarticulusA point connecting various parts of the body;...
3Latinartusnarrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értusthat which is fit together; juncture, ordering
5Proto-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 →