artonis

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Attestation: VB·25 (luto/artonis:f) (1)
Language: Celtic
adapted to: Latin
Word Type: proper noun
Semantic Field: patronymic

Grammatical Categories: gen. sg. masc.
Stem Class: on

Morphemic Analysis: art-onis
Phonemic Analysis: /artonis/
Meaning: 'of Arto'

Commentary

Etymologically Celtic on-stem personal name artū adapted to Latin artō in the genitive. The Celtic name is derived from arto- 'bear'; cf. CIL XIII 11876 artonis. See also Tibiletti Bruno 1978c: 26, 1979: 264, 1981: 169, Morandi 2004: 565.

Corinna Salomon

Bibliography

CIL Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum. (17 volumes, various supplements)