Artistry
/ˈɑːr.tɪ.stri/noun
Creative skill or cleverness in making or doing something.
Did you know?The word ultimately traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning ‘to fit together,’ which is why so many ancient cultures treated skilled making as a kind of sacred order.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ar-
“to fit together, join”
Latin
Latin
ars, artis
“skill, craft, method, art”
Old French
OF
art
“skill, learning, craft”
Middle English
ME
art
“skill in making or doing; a craft”
16th Century
English
artistry
“skillful execution in art or craft”
Modern English
English
artistry
“creative skill or cleverness in making or doing something”