Etymology of the French word art
the Old French word
artderived from the Latin word
ars (skill, craft, art)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ar-Date
The earliest known usage of art in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
beaux-arts,
artisme,
artothèqueDerivations in other languages
English
art, Romanian
artăCognates
English
art, Italian
arte, Spanish
arteUsage
Word found in Old French
