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Where does “artisti” come from?

artisti (Finnish) comes 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.

artisti (Finnish): artist

Definitions

  1. artist

Ancestry of “artisti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchartisteartist
2Latinartista—
3Latinarsart; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
4Proto-Italicartis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értisfitting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “artisti”

  • jazzartisti
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