Where does “anti-art” come from?

anti-art (English) comes from English Art, from Middle English art, from Old French art, from Latin artem, from Latin ars, from Proto-Italic artis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

anti-art (English): Art that is usually exhibited and delivered in a...

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  1. Art that is usually exhibited and delivered in a...

Ancestry of “anti-art”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishArtThe conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium
2Middle EnglishartSecond-person singular present indicative form of...
3Old Frenchartart (skill; practice; method)
4Latinartemaccusative singular of ars; first-person singular...
5Latinarsart; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
6Proto-Italicartis
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értisfitting
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂értisEvery word from Proto-Italic artis