## Etymology
From forge (in the sense 'to fabricate, counterfeit', from Old French forgier, from Latin fabricare 'to make, construct', from faber 'craftsman') plus the noun suffix -ery. It denotes fraudulent fabrication.

## AI Etymology
Forgery comes from forge (in the sense 'to fabricate, counterfeit', from Old French forgier, from Latin fabricare 'to make, construct', from faber 'craftsman') plus the noun suffix -ery. It denotes fraudulent fabrication. The etymological trail includes Old French forgier, Latin fabricare, and Latin faber. As a noun, forgery names the act of making a fraudulent copy; a forged item. The same family is visible in related forms such as forge and forger. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

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