artefato

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === artefacto (Portugal) === Etymology === From Latin arte (“by skill”), (ablative of ars (“art”)) + factum (“thing made”), from facere (“to make, do"”) equivalent to a possible Proto-Romance or Vulgar Latin *artefactō (compare Italian artefatto, Spanish artefacto); see also artifex (“artist”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -atu Hyphenation: ar‧te‧fa‧to === Noun === artefato m (plural artefatos) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling) artifact (man-made object) === Further reading === “artefato”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “artefato”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026