Etymology

Artois

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Today it means: A geographic region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the region of Hauts-de-France. Full definition →

Middle English Artoys ← Middle French Artois ← Old French Arteis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromAtrebatēs
  2. Old French · derived fromArteis
  3. Middle French · derived fromArtois
  4. Middle English · inherited fromArtoys
  5. English todayArtois

Inherited from Middle English Artoys, from Middle French Artois, Artoys, from Old French Arteis, from Latin Atrebatēs; the modern pronunciation has been readjusted after modern French Artois.

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