The story
- Proto-Hellenic*ártos
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓́ρτος (ắrtos)
- English todayartos
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄρτος (ártos, “leavened loaf”), probably from Mycenaean Greek *𐀀𐀵 (*a-to), from the compound word 𐀀𐀵𐀡𐀦 (a-to-po-qo, “bakers”). Compare Greek αρτοποιός (artopoiós, “baker”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἄρτος all →
artolatryartophagousArtotyrite
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.