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ENGLISH ROOT WORD: art "art", "skill" from Latin ars, artis, artitus, artire

【art】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "ars," "artis," "artitus," and "artire."
It carries the basic meaning of "art," and "skill."

from PIE *ar(e)-ti- ""



[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "art"]

art ****[424] Art consists of paintings, sculpture, and other pictures or objects which are created for people to look at and admire or think deeply about.
artificial ***[2191] Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
artisan ☆[4840] An artisan is someone whose job requires skill with their hands.
artist ****[782] An artist is someone who draws or paints pictures or creates sculptures as a job or a hobby.
artistic ***[2344] Someone who is artistic is good at drawing or painting, or arranging things in a beautiful way.
artistically **[4178] artistical + ly
inert ☆[5053] Someone or something that is inert does not move at all.



[WORD ROOT]root art
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] art, arti, ert, arte
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) ars, artis, artitus, artire
[MEANING]root art, skill

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

  • 【Latin】 ars [nominative of artem, genitive artis, akin to Latin arma] art
  • 【Latin】 artis [genitive of ars] art
  • 【Latin】 artitus [past participle of artire] skilled
  • 【Latin】 artire [from ars] to instruct in the arts



Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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art ★★★★[424] noun from art
【DEFINITION】 Art consists of paintings, sculpture, and other pictures or objects which are created for people to look at and admire or think deeply about.
【pl.】 arts
【ROOTs】 art; art, skill
【Etymology】 《Latin ars[nominative of artem, genitive artis, akin to Latin arma] art
【First Known Meaning】 skill as a result of learning or practice
【DERIVATIVEs】 art, artful, artist, artistic, artistically

artificial ★★★[2191] adjective from artifice 〈 face
【DEFINITION】 Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
【SYNONYM】 fake, false, man-made
【ROOTs】 art; art, skill i; - fic(fac); do, make ial(al); adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin facere[face+re, infinitive of facio] to make, to do
【First Known Meaning】 not natural or spontaneous
【DERIVATIVEs】 artifice, artificiality, artificialize, artificially, artificialness, artificial



artisan ☆[4840] noun from artisan 〈 art
【DEFINITION】 An artisan is someone whose job requires skill with their hands.
【pl.】 artisans
【SYNONYM】 craftsman
【ROOTs】 art; art, skill isan(an); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin artitus[past participle of artire] skilled
【First Known Meaning】 one skilled in any mechanical art, craftsman
【DERIVATIVEs】 artisanal, artisanship, artisan

artist ★★★★[782] noun from art
【DEFINITION】 An artist is someone who draws or paints pictures or creates sculptures as a job or a hobby.
【pl.】 artists 복수소유격; artists' 소유격; artist's
【COMPOSITION】 art + ist
【ROOTs】 art; art, skill ist; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin ars[nominative of artem, genitive artis, akin to Latin arma] art
【DERIVATIVEs】 art, artist, artistic, artistically, artistry

artistic ★★★[2344] adjective from art
【DEFINITION】 Someone who is artistic is good at drawing or painting, or arranging things in a beautiful way.
【COMPOSITION】 art + istic
【ROOTs】 art; art, skill ist; noun suffix ic; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin ars[nominative of artem, genitive artis, akin to Latin arma] art
【DERIVATIVEs】 art, artful, artist, artistic, artistically, artistry

artistically ★★[4178] adverb from art
【DEFINITION】 artistical + ly
【COMPOSITION】 artistic + ally
【ROOTs】 art; art, skill ist; noun suffix ic; adjective suffix ally(ly); adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin ars[nominative of artem, genitive artis, akin to Latin arma] art
【DERIVATIVEs】 art, artist, artistic, artistically

inert ☆[5053] adjective from inert 〈 art
【DEFINITION】 Someone or something that is inert does not move at all.
【ROOTs】 in; not ert(art); art, skill
【Etymology】 《Latin ars[nominative of artem, genitive artis, akin to Latin arma] art
【First Known Meaning】 without inherent force, having no power to act or respond,
【DERIVATIVEs】 inertia, inertly, inertness, inert



Other words containing "art"; artefact, artful, artifact, artifice, artificiality, artificially, artisanal, artisanship, artistry

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

arm
arch, archi, archy
ante
anni-, ann-, enn-
an
alter
alli
all
ago, own
ag, act

 

 

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