Where does “Aratus” come from?

Aratus (Latin) comes from Latin arō, from Proto-Italic araō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Aratus (Latin): Aratus

Definitions

  1. Aratus

Ancestry of “Aratus”, step by step

Aratus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin arō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarōto plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage
2Proto-Italicaraōto plough
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Ancient Greek Ἄρᾱτος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἌρᾱτοςprayed against, hence accursed

Words derived from “Aratus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti →