Where does “artista” come from?

artista (Galician) comes from Galician arte, from Latin ars, from Proto-Italic artis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

artista (Galician): artist

Definitions

  1. artist

Ancestry of “artista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianarteart
2Latinarsart; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
3Proto-Italicartis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értisfitting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂értis →Every word from Proto-Italic artis →