'artfully-arranged' originates from modern English, combining the adjective 'artful' (from 'art' + suffix '-ful') and the past participle 'arranged' (from the verb 'arrange'), where 'art' ultimately comes from Latin 'ars' and 'arrange' comes from Old French/French roots.

'artful' developed in Middle English from stems related to 'art' (from Old French 'art', from Latin 'ars'), while 'arrange' came into English via Old French/anglo-Norman forms such as 'arangier'/'arrangier' and later French 'arranger'; the compound adjectival phrase 'artfully arranged' is a straightforward modern English combination of these elements.

Initially the components meant 'relating to art or skill' (artful) and 'to put in order' (arrange); over time the combined phrase evolved to specifically convey 'put together in a skillful or aesthetically pleasing way.'