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Where does “artefacto” come from?

artefacto (Spanish) comes from Latin arte, from Latin factum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

artefacto (Spanish): device, contraption; artifact

Definitions

  1. device, contraption; artifact

Ancestry of “artefacto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarteablative singular of ars; vocative masculine...
2Latinfactumfact, deed, act, doing; achievement; accusative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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