Where does “art” come from?

art (Middle French) comes from Old French art, from Latin artem, from Latin ars, from Proto-Italic artis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

art (Middle French): art

Definitions

  1. art

Ancestry of “art”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchartart (skill; practice; method)
2Latinartemaccusative singular of ars; first-person singular...
3Latinarsart; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
4Proto-Italicartis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értisfitting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂értis →Every word from Proto-Italic artis →