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Where does “art” come from?

art (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic artos, from Ancient Greek ἄρτος — a cake or loaf of wheat bread; bread.

art (Old Irish): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “art”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticartosbear
2Ancient Greekἄρτοςa cake or loaf of wheat bread; bread

Words derived from “art”

  • airt
  • art
  • Art
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