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Where does “artiste” come from?

artiste (French) comes 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.

artiste (French): artist

Definitions

  1. artist

Ancestry of “artiste”, step by step

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

Words derived from “artiste”

  • artist
  • artists
  • artistic
  • artistically
  • artistry
  • artiste
  • inartistic
  • unartistic
  • inartistically
  • nonartistic
  • nonartist
  • antiartistic
  • unartistically
  • artisticness
  • artistly
  • artistess
  • paleoartist
  • ecoartist
  • cyberartist
  • inartisticness
  • artistdom
  • артист
  • artistique
  • artistiquement
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