Where does “argos” come from?

argos (Cornish) comes from Cornish koos, from Proto-Brythonic koɨd, from Proto-Celtic kaitos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt- — forest, wasteland, pasture.

argos (Cornish): woodland

Definitions

  1. woodland

Ancestry of “argos”, step by step

argos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish koos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishkooswood, forest
2Proto-Brythonickoɨdwood, forest
3Proto-Celtickaitoswoods
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱayt-forest, wasteland, pasture

via Cornish ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishartillage, tilth (the land itself)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱayt-