The Italian term "arte" matches the English term "handwork"

other italian words that include "arte" : english :
arte, art art
arteria stradale arterial road
artefatto artifical
artefatto artificial
artéfice artisan
evàdere, servire, partecipare, assìstere, visitare attend
appartenere belong to
carte cards
continente, parte della terra continent
artéfice craftsman
dipartita, espatrio, partenza departure
far partecipare enlist
partecipato enlists
partecipante entrant
arte fine arts
martello gavels
martello hammer
martellata hammer blow
martellare hammered
martellante hammering
notifica della partenza log off
artéfice manufacturers
altissimo, maggior parte, grossissimo most
cartellone, affisso, appunto, percepire, scudo notice
notifica della partenza notice of departure
professione, occupazione, lavoro, arte occupation
da parte sua on her part
da parte tua on your part
parte opposta opposite side
punto di partenza, fabbricatore, mittente originator
fermacarte paperweight
partecipato partaken
partecipante participant
far partecipare participate in
partecipazione, partecipazione, collaborazione participation
cartellone, manifesto placard
manifesto, cartellone, affisso poster
cartellino del prezzo price ticket
ritmo, rata, rapporto, tariffa, parte rate
pronto alla partenza ready to start
cartello stradale road sign
partecipazione, spartire, parte share
artefatto simulated
partecipante, abbonato subscriber
scudo, cartellino tag
partecipare take part
notificare la partenza to give notice of depature
impresa, arte, ramo di commercio, commercio trade
cartello stradale traffic sign
martedì, martedí Tuesday
parte inferiore underside
artéfice workman
The Influence of Dante
It wasn’t until Dante Alighieri, one of Italy’s most well-known authors that the language was standardized. Until Alighieri wrote his book The Devine Comedy, most literature was written in Latin. He opted to write in the language of the common people. The dialect he chose was spoken in Tuscan and it became the standard for the Italian language and literature that is spoken today.
Italian Unity
There are many dialects of Italian and each one is considered its own independent language. This is because Italy was not unified in one country until 1861. At that point. Tuscan Italian became the official language. But just 2.5 percent of people could actually speak it. Today, around 30 percent of Italian dialects are considered endangered by UNESCO.
Italian and Music
Italian is the language of music with terms like crescendo, forte, and soprano. Musical notation came about during the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Since many composers at the time were also Italian, it became the standard language of music.