Where does “Aratus” come from?

Aratus comes from Ancient Greek Ἄρᾱτος, a proper name of unknown ultimate origin.

Aratus (English): A healer and a son of Asclepius and his lover, Aristodama, and the paternal halfbrother of Aceso, Aglaea, Hygieia, Iaso, Meditrina, Panacea, Machaon, Podalirius, Telesphorus

Definitions

  1. A healer and a son of Asclepius and his lover, Aristodama, and the paternal halfbrother of Aceso, Aglaea, Hygieia, Iaso, Meditrina, Panacea, Machaon, Podalirius, Telesphorus

Ancestry of “Aratus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAratusAratus
2Latinarōto plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage
3Proto-Italicaraōto plough
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti →