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Where does “antiartistic” come from?

antiartistic (English) comes from English artistic, from French artistique, 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.

antiartistic (English): Opposing art

Definitions

  1. Opposing art

Ancestry of “antiartistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishartisticHaving or revealing creative skill; Relating to...
2Frenchartistiqueartistic
3Frenchartisteartist
4Latinartista—
5Latinarsart; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
6Proto-Italicartis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értisfitting
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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