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Where does “artificiere” come from?

artificiere (Italian) comes from Italian artificio, from Latin artificium, from Latin artifex, from Latin ars, from Proto-Italic artis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

artificiere (Italian): artificer; Expert in bomb disposal; firework...

Definitions

  1. artificer; Expert in bomb disposal; firework...

Ancestry of “artificiere”, step by step

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