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Where does “antiarte” come from?

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

antiarte (Portuguese): anti-art

Definitions

  1. anti-art

Ancestry of “antiarte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseArte—
2Latinarsart; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
3Proto-Italicartis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értisfitting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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