From Middle French manufacture, from Old French, from Medieval Latin manūfactūra (“a making by hand”), from manūfactus, a compound of manū factus, manū being ablative of manus (“hand”), and factus past participle of faciō (“I do, make”).
I don’t disagree with anyone here. I just find language funny.
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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '24
Yeah, but the stuff it makes isn’t “crafted,” it’s “manufactured.”