1610s, of persons, "skilled in a particular art or subject"
from Latinized form of Greek tekhnikos "of art; systematic"
from Greek tekhnē "art, skill, craftsmanship, craft in work; method, system, an art, a system or method of making or doing"
~☉~ | lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context |
⚜ | classic definition |
☣ | artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense |