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/ˈɑːtəkəl/AHR-tuh-kuhl
/ˈɑɹtəkəl/AHR-tuh-kuhl
Meaninga small joint; one item
Common meaning: an item
Other meanings: a piece of writing
- artica joint; a small jointLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 167 · scan
- lenoun ending (from Latin -ulus)
Journey through time
- Latinartus; articulus‘a joint’
- Middle Englisharticlesource
- Englisharticle‘an item’ · today
artic also in: articulate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin artus; articulus ‘a joint; a small joint’.
Roots
- artus; articulus Latin “a joint; a small joint”
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