art
ADJECTIVE:
produced as an artistic effort or for decorative purposes; intended to be artistic or decorative:
an art film; art dolls; art music; an art movement; an art gallery; an art film; art needlework.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English < Old French, accusative of ars < Latin ars (nominative), artem (accusative) ‘skill, craft, craftsmanship’. Dictionary 2: C13: from Old French, from Latin ars craftsmanship. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of art: Noun: 14th century. Adjective: 1853. History and Etymology for art: Noun and Adjective: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin art-, ars — more at arm. Middle English, from Old English eart; akin to Old Norse est, ert (thou) art, Old English is is. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
produced as an artistic effort or for decorative purposes; intended to be artistic or decorative:
an art film; art dolls; art music; an art movement; an art gallery; an art film; art needlework.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English < Old French, accusative of ars < Latin ars (nominative), artem (accusative) ‘skill, craft, craftsmanship’. Dictionary 2: C13: from Old French, from Latin ars craftsmanship. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of art: Noun: 14th century. Adjective: 1853. History and Etymology for art: Noun and Adjective: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin art-, ars — more at arm. Middle English, from Old English eart; akin to Old Norse est, ert (thou) art, Old English is is. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.