'artistically-preserved' originates from the combination of 'artistic' and 'preserved', where 'artistic' is derived from 'art' meaning 'skill' and 'preserved' from Latin 'praeservare' meaning 'to keep safe'.

'artistic' evolved from the Old French 'artistique', and 'preserved' from the Latin 'praeservare', eventually forming the modern English term 'artistically-preserved'.

Initially, 'preserved' meant 'to keep safe', but in combination with 'artistically', it evolved to mean 'maintained in an artistic manner'.