Where does “artista” come from?
artista (Asturian) comes from Asturian arte, from Latin ars, from Proto-Italic artis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
artista (Asturian): artist
Ancestry of “artista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Asturian | arte | art |
| 2 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |