Added 9 October 2026
artificial
/ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/ adjective
Latin root: artificiālis Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about artificial at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From Middle English artificial (“man-made”) via Old French (modern French artificiel), from Latin artificiālis from artificium (“skill”), from artifex, from ars (“skill”), and -fex, from facere (“to make”). Displaced native Old English cræftlīċ.
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