Where does “drag artist” come from?

drag artist (English) comes from English artist, 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.

drag artist (English): A person who wears drag, typically for public performance

Definitions

  1. A person who wears drag, typically for public performance

Ancestry of “drag artist”, step by step

drag artist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English artist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishartistA person who creates art; A person who is skilled...
2Frenchartisteartist
3Latinartista
4Latinarsart; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
5Proto-Italicartis
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értisfitting
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via English drag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdragResistance of a fluid to something moving through...
2Yiddishטראָגןcarry; wear
3Middle High Germantragento bear, to carry
4Old High Germantraganto bear; to bear fruit
5Proto-Germanicdragan
6Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂értisEvery word from Proto-Italic artis