Where does “ars” come from?
ars (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic artis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
ars (Latin): art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
Definitions
- art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
Ancestry of “ars”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |