Art

Art: Word Origin:Fr < Gr technikos: see technicWord origin of 'technic' /Gr technikos < technē, art, artifice Original Art in the Greek sense, means going to the origin.  Since we are concerned with matters that are classical, we should have a firm grasp of this topic.Techne" is a term, etymologically derived from the Greek word τέχνη (Ancient Greek: [tékʰnɛː], Modern Greek: [ˈtexni] (About this soundlisten)), that is often translated as "craftsmanship", "craft", or "art"

1- a practical method, skill, or art applied to a particular task

2- proficiency in a practical or mechanical skill

3- special facility; knack

artifact, artifice, artificial, artificiality, artisan

early 13c., "skill as a result of learning or practice," from Old French art (10c.), from Latin artem (nominative ars) "work of art; practical skill; a business, craft," from PIE *ar(ə)-ti- (source also of Sanskrit rtih "manner, mode;" Greek artizein "to prepare"), suffixed form of root *ar- "to fit together." Etymologically akin to Latin arma "weapons."

In Middle English usually with a sense of "skill in scholarship and learning" (c. 1300), especially in the seven sciences, or liberal arts. This sense remains in Bachelor of Arts, etc. Meaning "human workmanship" (as opposed to nature) is from late 14c. Meaning "system of rules and traditions for performing certain actions" is from late 15c. Sense of "skill in cunning and trickery" first attested late 16c. (the sense in artful, artless). Meaning "skill in creative arts" is first recorded 1610s; especially of painting, sculpture, etc., from 1660s.

 See Aristotle on Art