artistique

Forms

artistique (plural artistiques)^[1]

Etymology

It is formed from French artiste + -ique, first recorded in 1808 by Boiste.^[2][3][4][1] Artiste is borrowed from Medieval Latin artista, from Latin ars (“art”).^[3]

Earliest recorded meaning

Boiste records it in 1808, as artiste was spreading widely; it applies to things and means roughly “of art”.^[2][5]

Semantic evolution

Littré and Hatzfeld–Darmesteter still marked it as a neologism, and the Académie admitted it in 1878.^[2][6] From 1859 it also meant “done with art”, often replacing artistement.^[5] Older senses, “proper to artists” and “made up of artists”, are now dated.^[7] The adverb artistiquement followed in 1845.^[5]

Timeline

• 1808 – Boiste records the word.^[2][7]
• 1845 – The adverb artistiquement is recorded.^[5]
• 1859 – Used in the sense “done with art”.^[5]
• 1878 – The Académie admits it.^[2]

Meanings

Adjective

1. Relating to art, to artists or to works of art: le patrimoine artistique d'un pays.^[8][9][10]
2. Done or presented with art and taste: une décoration artistique.^[8][9]
3. Patinage artistique: figure skating.^[8][10]
4. Sens artistique: a sense of beauty, good taste.^[9][8]

Word family

• artistiquement

Related words

• artiste
• art
• artistement
• artisan

References

1. ^ a b c Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e Trésor de la langue française informatisé (2004), ATILF – CNRS & Université de Lorraine, atilf.fr/tlfi; electronic version of Imbs, Paul; Quemada, Bernard, eds. (1971–1994), Trésor de la langue française, Paris: CNRS / Gallimard
3. ^ a b Bloch, Oscar; Wartburg, Walther von (1989), Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue française, 8th ed., Paris: Presses universitaires de France
4. ^ Rey, Alain, ed. (2005), Le Grand Robert de la langue française, electronic version, Paris: Le Robert
5. ^ a b c d e Rey, Alain, ed. (1992), Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, Paris: Le Robert
6. ^ Littré, Émile (1873–1877), Dictionnaire de la langue française, 4 vols. and supplement, Paris: Hachette
7. ^ a b Guilbert, Louis; Lagane, René; Niobey, Georges, eds. (1971–1978; 1989), Grand Larousse de la langue française, Paris: Larousse
8. ^ a b c d Rey-Debove, Josette; Rey, Alain, eds. (2007), Le Petit Robert de la langue française, Paris: Le Robert
9. ^ a b c Dictionnaire de français Larousse, larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais (accessed 2024)
10. ^ a b Dictionnaire Le Robert en ligne, dictionnaire.lerobert.com (accessed 2024)