Etymology

artificer

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Today it means: Someone who is skilled in their trade; an artisan. Full definition →

Middle English artificer ← Middle French artificier ← Latin artificiarius
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  1. Latin · derived fromartificiarius
  2. Middle French · derived fromartificier
  3. Middle English · inherited fromartificer
  4. English todayartificer

From Middle English artificer, from Middle French artificier, from Latin artificiarius.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.