Etymology

dartist

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Today it means: A skilled darts player. Full definition →

English artist ← French artiste ← Late Latin artista
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰerh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰórh₃-eh₂
  3. Proto-Germanic*darō
  4. Proto-Germanic*darōþuz
  5. Frankish*darōþ
  6. Medieval Latindardus
  7. Old Frenchdart
  8. Middle Englishdart
  9. Englishdart
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂értis
  12. Proto-Italic*artis
  13. Latinars
  14. Late Latinartista
  15. Frenchartiste
  16. Englishartist
  17. English todaydartist

Blend of dart + artist.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.