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

Definitions

  1. Guinness stout

Ancestry of “Arthur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishArthure—
2LatinArthurus—
3Welsharthbear
4Proto-Brythonicarθbear
5Proto-Celticartosbear
6Ancient Greekἄρτοςa cake or loaf of wheat bread; bread

Words derived from “Arthur”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἄρτος →Every word from Proto-Celtic artos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic arθ →