Artorius

Latin Etymology Some propose a borrowing/Latinization from the la ett - praenomen ett 𐌀𐌓𐌈𐌕𐌓 Arnthur.^ Schulze, Zur Geschichte lateinischer Eigennamen.^ Herbig, Tituli Faleriorum Veterum, p. 98. Others suggest a la cms - name cms Artorres descendant of (Messapian king) Artas, with the Messapic possessive suffix cms -orres.^ Chelotti, Morizio, & Silvestrini, Le epigrafi romane di Canosa, pp. 261, 264. The name en Artas is sometimes connected to grc ἄρτος bread, but the connection could be folk etymology.http://demo.fragmentarytexts.org/en/istros/digital-edition/digital-edition-dynamic-lexicon-of-re-used-words.html Sometimes said to be said the origin of la Arthurus. Pronunciation Artorius Proper noun Artorius<2> a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by: Lucius Artorius Castus, a Roman general Declension Artorius<2> References la nomina gentilia