Where does “videoarte” come from?

videoarte (Italian) comes from Italian arte, from English Art, from Middle English art, from Old French art, from Latin artem, from Latin ars, from Proto-Italic artis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értis — to fit, to fix, to put together.

videoarte (Italian): video art

Definitions

  1. video art

Ancestry of “videoarte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianarteart
2EnglishArtThe conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium
3Middle EnglishartSecond-person singular present indicative form of...
4Old Frenchartart (skill; practice; method)
5Latinartemaccusative singular of ars; first-person singular...
6Latinarsart; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
7Proto-Italicartis
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értisfitting
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂értisEvery word from Proto-Italic artis
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