artaxerxes

Etymology

Came into English from Latin Artaxerxēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀρταξέρξης (Artaxérxēs), from Old Persian ??????? (a-r-t-x-š-ç-a /⁠R̥taxšaçāʰ⁠/, “whose rule is through truth”). It is akin to Old Armenian Արտաշէս (Artašēs) and Persian اردشیر (ardašēr).