Where does “Ἀριστοτέλης” come from?

Ἀριστοτέλης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἄριστος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éristos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ἀριστοτέλης (Ancient Greek): Aristotle

Definitions

  1. Aristotle

Ancestry of “Ἀριστοτέλης”, step by step

Ἀριστοτέλης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἄριστος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄριστοςbest (in multivarious contexts)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éristosfittest, most fitting, most suitable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Ancient Greek τέλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτέλοςcompletion, accomplishment, fulfillment,...
2Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
3Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros—

Words derived from “Ἀριστοτέλης”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éristos →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄριστος →