Where does “articula” come from?
articula (Romanian) comes from French articuler, from Latin articulō, from Latin articulus, from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
articula (Romanian): to articulate
Definitions
- to articulate
Ancestry of “articula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | articuler | to join, articulate |
| 2 | Latin | articulō | to divide into single members or joints |
| 3 | Latin | articulus | A point connecting various parts of the body;... |
| 4 | Latin | artus | narrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értus | that which is fit together; juncture, ordering |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |