English
arthrous
Arthrous comes from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον ‘a joint’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to fit’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-1‘to fit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-dʰrom1reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄρθρον2árthron‘a joint’
- Englishearliest quotation 1989arthrous2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἄρθρον
- 2 Wiktionary, English arthrous
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1989, Brice L. Martin, Christ and the Law in Paul: “We have concluded that Paul does not distinguish between…”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek ἄρθρον‘to fit’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂er-dʰromWiktionary, Ancient Greek ἄρθρονreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄρθρονWiktionary, English arthrousárthron‘a joint’
- Englishearliest quotation 1989arthrousWiktionary, English arthrous. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1989, Brice L. Martin, Christ and the Law in Paul: “We have concluded that Paul does not distinguish between…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to fit’
order, reason, ready, rate, army, art, article, arm, artist, ratio, ordinary, alarm, harmony, coordination, coordinate, armor, subordinate, ordination, anarchy, ornament, articulate, ornate, harmonic, arithmetic, aristocratic, adorn, inertia, ordinate, artisan, inert, armament, articulation, ordinator, harmonious, ordinal, armadillo, harmonize, rime, ordain, ordo, 79 more
Today it means
adj Of, pertaining to, or being the use of a term together with a grammatical article.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “arthrous”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek ἄρθρον. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- / arthrous