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Where does “artificially” come from?

Artificially comes from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic -līkaz, Proto-Germanic galīkaz, and Proto-Indo-European līg-, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm meaning "with" or "together."

artificially (English): In an artificial manner; By or because of human...

Definitions

  1. In an artificial manner; By or because of human...

Ancestry of “artificially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishartificialMan-made; of artifice; False, misleading;...
2Latinartificialisartificial
3Latinartificiumart, craft, trade; skill, talent, artifice,...
4Latinartifexartist, actor; craftsman, master; mastermind,...
5Latinarsart; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
6Proto-Italicartis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értisfitting
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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