Where does “art” come from?

art (Old French) comes 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 (Old French): art (skill; practice; method)

Definitions

  1. art (skill; practice; method)

Ancestry of “art”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinartemaccusative singular of ars; first-person singular...
2Latinarsart; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
3Proto-Italicartis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értisfitting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “art”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂értis →Every word from Proto-Italic artis →