English

art

/ɑːt/
The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.

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    Origin

    From Middle English art, from Old French art, from Latin artem, accusative of ars (“art”). Partly displaced native Old English cræft, whence Modern English craft. See also archaic English list (“art, craft, cunning, skill”).

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishart
      • borrowedOld Frenchart
        • derivedLatinartem
          • derivedLatinars
            • inheritedProto-Italic*artis
              • inheritedProto-Indo-European*h₂értis
    • rootProto-Indo-European*h₂er- “to fit, put together”

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