Where does “artista” come from?

artista (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.

Ancestry of “artista”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	ars	art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
2	Proto-Italic	artis	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₂értis	fitting
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂er-	to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “artista”

artist
artists
artistic
artistically
artistry
artiste
inartistic
unartistic
inartistically
nonartistic
nonartist
antiartistic
unartistically
artisticness
artistly
artistess
paleoartist
ecoartist
cyberartist
inartisticness
artistdom
артист
artiste
artistique

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