Where does “microartifact” come from?
microartifact (English) comes from English artifact, from Italian artefatto, from Vulgar Latin *artefactum.
microartifact (English): A very small artifact
Ancestry of “microartifact”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | artifact | An object made or shaped by human hand or labor;... |
| 2 | Italian | artefatto | artificial; adulterated; past participle of... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *artefactum | — |