Etymograph

English

abarticular

Abarticular comes from Latin articulus ‘joint’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r-tú-s ‘that which is fit together’, and ultimately from *h₂er- ‘to join’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-‘to join’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂r-tú-s‘that which is fit together’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*artusreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEartus‘joint’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarticulus‘joint’
  6. Englishtodayabarticular

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-‘to join’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂r-tú-s‘that which is fit together’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*artusreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEartus‘joint’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarticulus‘joint’
  6. Englishtodayabarticular

Formed from ab- + articular

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo ‘off, away’

English ab-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂r-tú-s

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Latin artus ‘a joint’

Latin articulus ‘joint’

Latin articulō ‘to divide into single members or joints’

Latin articularis

English articular

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to join’

order, reason, ready, rate, army, art, arm, artist, ordinary, ratio, harmony, alarm, coordinate, armor, coordination, subordinate, anarchy, ornament, ordination, ornate, arthritis, harmonic, harmonious, adorn, arithmetic, ordinate, inert, armament, aristocratic, ordinator, artisan, ordinal, armadillo, harmonize, rime, ordain, rta, armature, ordo, archon, 76 more

through Latin artus ‘joint’

inarticulate, 4 more

through Latin articulus ‘joint’

article, articulate, articulation, 4 more

Today it means

adj Away from the joints; not articular.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- / abarticular