Artaxerxes
/ˌɑːrtəkˈzɜːrksiːz/noun
A name borne by several kings of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.
Did you know?The first element, arta, corresponds to the Zoroastrian concept of truth and cosmic order, later known in Avestan as asha.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-Iranian
Proto-Indo-Iranian
*ṛta-
“Truth, right order, or the principle that sustains the cosmos”
Achaemenid Period
Old Persian
Artaxšacā
“A personal name combining arta, “truth/order,” with xšaça, “rule” or “dominion””
Achaemenid Period
Old Persian
xšaça
“Kingdom, authority, or dominion—the root associated with rulership”
5th–4th Century BCE
Ancient Greek
Ἀρταξέρξης (Artaxérxēs)
“Greek rendering of the Persian royal name”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Artaxerxes
“Latin form of the Persian royal name, used in historical and biblical writing”
Modern English
English
Artaxerxes
“The conventional English form of the name of several Persian kings”