English
articel
Articel comes from German Artikel ‘article’, from Latin articulus ‘a point connecting various parts of the body’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to join’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-‘to join’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂r-tú-s‘that which is fit together’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*artusreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEartus‘joint’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarticulus‘a point connecting various parts of the body’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350artikel
- Germanc. 1650–presentArtikel‘article’
- Englishearliest quotation 1994articel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-‘to join’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂r-tú-s‘that which is fit together’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*artusreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEartus‘joint’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarticulus‘a point connecting various parts of the body’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350artikel
- Germanc. 1650–presentArtikel‘article’
- Englishearliest quotation 1994articel
Earliest quotation: 1994, Thorsten Altenkirch, Abortion in Germany: “Well, Thorsten, that's not a compromise, since it doesn't…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to join’
order, reason, ready, rate, army, art, arm, ordinary, artist, ratio, alarm, harmony, coordinate, coordination, armor, subordinate, anarchy, ornament, ordination, ornate, arthritis, adorn, harmonious, harmonic, arithmetic, ordinate, armament, inert, aristocratic, ordinator, ordinal, artisan, armadillo, rime, harmonize, ordain, ordo, armature, rta, archon, 79 more
through Latin articulus ‘a point connecting various parts of the body’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- / articel