Where does “artefact” come from?

artefact (Dutch) comes from Latin arte, from Latin factum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

artefact (Dutch): artifact

Definitions

  1. artifact

Ancestry of “artefact”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarteablative singular of ars; vocative masculine...
2Latinfactumfact, deed, act, doing; achievement; accusative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Latin factum →Every word from Latin arte →