Etymology

artisan

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Today it means: A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft. Full definition →

Middle French artisan ← Vulgar Latin *artītiānus ← Latin artītus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromartītus“skilled”
  2. Vulgar Latin · derived from*artītiānus
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromartisan
  4. English todayartisan

Borrowed from Middle French artisan, from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“to instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).

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