Where does “artificialism” come from?
artificialism (English) comes from Romanian artificial, from French artificiel, from Latin artificialis, from Latin artificium, from Latin artifex, from Latin ars, from Proto-Italic artis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értis — to fit, to fix, to put together.
artificialism (English): The belief that anything that exists must have...
Definitions
- The belief that anything that exists must have...
Ancestry of “artificialism”, step by step
artificialism traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian artificial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | artificial | artificial |
| 2 | French | artificiel | artificial |
| 3 | Latin | artificialis | artificial |
| 4 | Latin | artificium | art, craft, trade; skill, talent, artifice,... |
| 5 | Latin | artifex | artist, actor; craftsman, master; mastermind,... |
| 6 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via English artificial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | artificial | Man-made; of artifice; False, misleading;... |
| 2 | Middle English | artificial | man-made |