| 1 | Old French | artaire | artery |
| 2 | Latin | artēria | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀρτηρία | artery; windpipe, trachea; bronchi |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀείρω | to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |