Where does “artbook” come from?
artbook (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.
artbook (English): A book about art; A book containing art
Definitions
- A book about art; A book containing art
Ancestry of “artbook”, step by step
artbook traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Art
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Art | The 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 |
| 2 | Middle English | art | Second-person singular present indicative form of... |
| 3 | Old French | art | art (skill; practice; method) |
| 4 | Latin | artem | accusative singular of ars; first-person singular... |
| 5 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English Book
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Book | the Bible |
| 2 | German | būch | book collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication |
| 3 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |