Etymograph

English

anti-art

From anti- + art.

A compound of anti- + art

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’

English anti-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- ‘to fit’

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Latin ars

Latin artem

Old French art

Middle English art

English art

Today it means

noun Art that is usually exhibited and delivered in a conventional context but that makes fun of serious art or the artistic establishment or challenges the nature of art.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / anti-art