'arteriorrhaphy' originates from New Latin, specifically the word 'arteriorrhaphia', where the prefix 'arterio-' comes from Greek 'arteria' meaning 'artery' and the suffix '-rrhaphy' comes from Greek 'rhaphē' meaning 'suture'.

'arteriorrhaphy' changed from Medieval/Medical Latin 'arteriorrhaphia' and eventually became the modern English word 'arteriorrhaphy'.

Initially, it meant 'suture of an artery', and this meaning has remained essentially the same in modern usage.