Where does “артист” come from?
артист (Chechen) comes from Russian арти́ст, from French artiste, from Latin artista, from Latin ars, from Proto-Italic artis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
артист (Chechen): actor, actress
Ancestry of “артист”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | арти́ст | — |
| 2 | French | artiste | artist |
| 3 | Latin | artista | — |
| 4 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |