Where does “Arthur” come from?
Arthur is an English name derived from Proto-Celtic artos, which comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, a word meaning bear.
Arthur (English): Guinness stout
Ancestry of “Arthur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | Arthure | — |
| 2 | Latin | Arthurus | — |
| 3 | Welsh | arth | bear |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | arθ | bear |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | artos | bear |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄρτος | a cake or loaf of wheat bread; bread |
Words derived from “Arthur”