Where does “artpreneur” come from?

artpreneur (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.

artpreneur (English): An artist who is an entrepreneur

Definitions

  1. An artist who is an entrepreneur

Ancestry of “artpreneur”, step by step

artpreneur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Art

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

via English entrepreneur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishentrepreneurA person who organizes and operates a business...
2Frenchentrepreneurentrepreneur person who organizes and operates a business venture
3Middle Frenchentreprendreto undertake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂értisEvery word from Proto-Italic artis