English
artiad
Artiad comes from Ancient Greek ἄρτιος ‘even’, from ᾰ̓́ρτῐ ‘just’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to fit’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-‘to fit’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓́ρτῐ‘just’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄρτιοςártios‘even’
- Englishtodayartiad
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-‘to fit’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾰ̓́ρτῐ‘just’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἄρτιοςártios‘even’
- Englishtodayartiad
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to fit’
order, reason, rate, ready, army, art, article, arm, ordinary, ratio, artist, alarm, harmony, coordinate, coordination, armor, subordinate, ornament, anarchy, ordination, ornate, harmonic, arithmetic, arthritis, articulate, harmonious, aristocratic, ordinate, armament, inert, ordinator, adorn, ordinal, articulation, artisan, rime, harmonize, ordain, ordo, armature, 80 more
Today it means
adj having an even valence (one divisible by two without a remainder).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- / artiad