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)