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Where does “art” come from?

art (Irish) comes from Old Irish art, from Proto-Celtic artos, from Ancient Greek ἄρτος — a cake or loaf of wheat bread; bread.

art (Irish): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “art”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishartbear
2Proto-Celticartosbear
3Ancient Greekἄρτοςa cake or loaf of wheat bread; bread

Words derived from “art”

  • airt
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄρτος →