Where does “Laertes” come from?

Laertes derives from Ancient Greek Λαέρτης, formed from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō combined with the Proto-Indo-European suffix -tós denoting a completed action or state.

Ancestry of “Laertes”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	Λαέρτης	—
2	Ancient Greek	εἴρω	I tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;...
3	Proto-Hellenic	wéřřō	to say, to tell
4	Proto-Indo-European	wéryeti	to be saying
5	Proto-Indo-European	werh₁-	to speak, say

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