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Etymology of artos

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Hellenic *ártos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρτος (ắrtos)bor. English artos Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄρτος (ártos, “leavened loaf”), probably from Mycenaean Greek *𐀀𐀵 (*a-to), from the compou

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noun

a loaf of leavened bread that is blessed during services in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Rite Catholic churches.

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Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Hellenic *ártos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρτος (ắrtos)bor. English artos 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”).

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