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“artificial” in Latin
artificiōsusfull of skill, skilful, artful, ingenious; according to the rules of art; made with art; artificial, unnaturalfactīciusmade by art, artificial, factitiousfaciōto do (particularly as a specific instance or occasion of doing); to make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect; to martifexartist, actor; craftsman, master (of a craft); mastermind, schemerPropertiusA Roman family name — famously held byPersiusa Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
The English word artificial itself goes back to Latin ars, through artificiālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
artificial
artificiosus (made or produced by art: opposed to naturalis: artifex, poetically. Propertius, Persius: artificialis only in Quint.): quod habet artem: artis particeps (what testifies to art as concerned in its production: opposed to arte carens): facticius: factus (made; not produced by nature: opposed to naturalis). An artificial address, oratio artis plena: whether this was natural or artificial, sive hoc est naturae, sive artis: a natural or an artificial memory, memoria naturalis aut artiliciosa.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for artificial?
- The usual Latin words for “artificial” are artificiōsus, factīcius, faciō; also artifex, Propertius, Persius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.