"joint (of the body)" in seven languages
Meaningjoint (of the body)
Spanish
articulación
/aɾtikulaˈθjon/
fem.learned
French
articulation
/aʁtikylasjɔ̃/
fem.learned
Italian
articolazione
/artikolatˈtsjone/
fem.learned
Portuguese
articulação
/ahtʃikulaˈsɐ̃w/
fem.learned
Romanian
articulație
/artikuˈlatsie/
fem.learned
Catalan
articulació
/əɾtikuləsiˈo/
fem.learned
English
joint
/dʒɔɪnt/
other source · Old French joint 'joined', from Latin IUNCTUM
English → Italianjoint (of the body)articolazioneNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: articulation, articulate, article.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
ARTICULĀTIŌNEM‘division into joints (from ARTICULUS 'little joint')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
The sisters use the learned anatomical word; English says what is 'joined' (IUNCTUM). Articulating speech is dividing it into joints.
English relatives: articulation, articulate, article
Sound laws at work
Learn it
In a sentence
- esMe duelen las articulaciones cuando hace frío.
- frJ'ai mal aux articulations quand il fait froid.
- itMi fanno male le articolazioni quando fa freddo.
- ptMinhas articulações doem quando está frio.
- roMă dor articulațiile când e frig.
- caEm fan mal les articulacions quan fa fred.
- enMy joints hurt when it's cold.