Article
/ˈɑːr.tɪ.kəl/noun
A written piece of information or an item in a list, law, or agreement.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Latin *articulus*, a diminutive of *artus* meaning a joint or limb, so an “article” began as something that was “jointed” or “connected.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ar-
“to fit together, join”
Latin
Latin
artus
“a joint, limb, or close connection”
Latin
Latin
articulus
“a small joint; a separate item or part”
Old French
Old French
article
“an item, clause, or grammatical particle”
Middle English
English
article
“a separate item, clause, or grammatical element”
Modern English
English
article
“a written composition or a distinct item; also the words a, an, the”
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