English
articulus
Articulus comes from Latin articulus ‘a point connecting various parts of the body’, from artus ‘joint’, 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’
- Englishtodaysame form
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’
- Englishtodaysame form
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, harmonic, arithmetic, ordinate, inert, armament, harmonious, aristocratic, ordinator, artisan, ordinal, armadillo, harmonize, rime, ordain, rta, ordo, armature, archon, 79 more
through Latin articulus ‘a point connecting various parts of the body’
Today it means
noun A joint of the cirri of the Crinoidea.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- / articulus