Where does “artisanship” come from?
artisanship (English) comes from English artisan, from French artisan, from Italian artigiano, from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artitus, from Latin artire, from Latin ars, from Proto-Italic artis — to fit, to fix, to put together.
artisanship (English): The property of being an artisan
Definitions
- The property of being an artisan
Ancestry of “artisanship”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | artisan | A skilled manual worker who uses tools and... |
| 2 | French | artisan | artisan; creator; innovator; inventor |
| 3 | Italian | artigiano | artisan; craftsman, artisan |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *artītiānus | — |
| 5 | Latin | artitus | skilled |
| 6 | Latin | artire | to instruct in arts |
| 7 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |