Etymograph

English

articulate

Articulate comes from Latin articulātus ‘distinct, articulated, jointed’, 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. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarticulātus‘distinct, articulated, jointed’
  7. Englishearliest quotation c. 1597articulate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

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. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEarticulātus‘distinct, articulated, jointed’
  7. Englishearliest quotation c. 1597articulate

Earliest quotation: c. 1597, William Shakespeare, The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]: “Theſe things indeede you haue articulate(d), Proclaim'd at Market…”.

first attested The adjective is first attested in 1531, the verb in 1551; borrowed from Latin articulātus (“distinct, articulated, jointed”), perfect passive participle of articulō, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3) (as stated in the etymology)

Linked words

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

order, reason, ready, army, art, rate, arm, artist, ordinary, ratio, harmony, alarm, armor, coordination, coordinate, anarchy, ornament, subordinate, arthritis, ordination, harmonic, harmonious, adorn, arithmetic, inert, armament, ornate, artisan, aristocratic, ordinal, ordinator, ordinate, armadillo, harmonize, rime, ordain, rta, ordo, archon, armature, 80 more

Today it means

verb To make clear or effective.

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

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

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