The "humanities" originated from the Renaissance Latin Expression studia humanitatis or study of humanitas which refers to "culture, refinement, education"

In the early 15th Century, the "studia humanitatis" became a secular study in the universities at the time.

It primarily consisted of grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history, and moral philosophy, Latin and Greek Classics.

those branches of knowledge that concern themselves with human being and their culture or with analytic and critical methods of inquiry derived from an appreciation of human values and of the unique ability of the human spirit to express itself. (Britannica)

Humanities today include literature, language, philosophy, geography, history, religion, music, and Art.

These use methods that are primarily critical, speculative, and historical in elements.

Art is related to the Latin word "ars". meaning art, skill, ability, and craft. The first known use of the word comes from the 13th-century manuscripts. However, the word art and its many variants have probably existed since the founding of Rome.

the study of the nature of art, including concepts such as interpretation, representation and expression, and form. The definition of art has been debated for centuries among philosophers.