Where does “artefact” come from?
Artefact comes from Italian artefatto, from Latin arte combined with facio meaning "to make," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning "to place or put."
artefact (English): Alternative spelling of artifact
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of artifact
Ancestry of “artefact”, step by step
artefact traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian artefatto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | artefatto | artificial; adulterated; past participle of... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *artefactum | — |
via Latin arte factum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | arte factum | something made with skill |