Etymology

antiartist

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Today it means: An artist who creates antiart, in opposition to artistic norms. Full definition →

English artist ← French artiste ← Late Latin artista
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂értis
  9. Proto-Italic*artis
  10. Latinars
  11. Late Latinartista
  12. Frenchartiste
  13. Englishartist
  14. English todayantiartist

From anti- + artist.

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