Etymology

Aratus

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Today it means: A healer and a son of Asclepius and his lover, Aristodama, and the paternal halfbrother of Aceso, Aglaea, Hygieia, Iaso, Meditrina, Panacea, Machaon, Podalirius, Telesphorus. Full definition →

Latin Arātus ← Ancient Greek Ἄρᾱτος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἌρᾱτος
  2. Latin · borrowed fromArātus
  3. English todayAratus

Borrowed from Latin Arātus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρᾱτος (Árātos, literally “the one prayed for”).

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