Etymology

artiste

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Today it means: A public performer, especially of song or dance. Full definition →

French artiste ← Late Latin artista ← Latin ars
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂értis
  3. Proto-Italic*artis
  4. Latinars
  5. Late Latinartista
  6. Frenchartiste
  7. English todayartiste

Borrowed from French artiste. Doublet of artist.

Words from the same roots

Frenchartiste all →

artist

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.