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Where does “artes” come from?

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

artes (Latin): second-person singular present active subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive...

Ancestry of “artes”, step by step

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

Words derived from “artes”

  • arz
  • artz
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