Where does “artefakt” come from?
artefakt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin arte, from Latin factum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
artefakt (Norwegian Nynorsk): an artefact, or artifact
Ancestry of “artefakt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | arte | ablative singular of ars; vocative masculine... |
| 2 | Latin | factum | fact, deed, act, doing; achievement; accusative... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |