'aesthete' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'aisthētēs,' where 'aisthē-' meant 'perceive.'

'aisthētēs' transformed into the French word 'esthète,' and eventually became the modern English word 'aesthete' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'one who perceives,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a person with refined sensitivity toward beauty.'