Etymology

artes serviles

Today it means: Synonym of servile arts Full definition →

Latin artēs servīlēs
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromartēs servīlēs
  2. English todayartes serviles

Unadapted borrowing from Latin artēs servīlēs (literally “slave arts”).

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.