Where does “Chinese Tartary” come from?
Chinese Tartary (English) comes from English Chinese, from English China, from Portuguese china, from Medieval Latin Sina, from Latin Sīnae, from Ancient Greek Σῖναι, from Arabic صِين, from Pahlavi čīn — {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin.
Chinese Tartary (English): Regions ruled by the Qing outside China proper
Definitions
- Regions ruled by the Qing outside China proper
Ancestry of “Chinese Tartary”, step by step
Chinese Tartary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Chinese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Chinese | The people of China; All people of Chinese... |
| 2 | English | China | A Chinese person; Alternative form of cheyney:... |
| 3 | Portuguese | china | a woman, especially one of Native American... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Sina | — |
| 5 | Latin | Sīnae | the Chinese, specifically |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σῖναι | the southern Chinese |
| 7 | Arabic | صِين | — |
| 8 | Pahlavi | čīn | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | चीन | the Chinese people; China; a bandage for the... |
| 10 | Old Chinese | 秦 | {{w|Qin |State of Qin}}, {{w|Qin dynasty}}; Qin |
via Portuguese tartary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | tartary | — |
| 2 | Old French | Tartaire | A Tartar or Tatar (a member of the Turco-Mongol peoples who conquered parts of Asia and Eastern Europe in the 13th century) |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | tartarus | Tatar |
| 4 | Latin | tartarus | A river of Venetia that used to flow into the Adriatic Sea, now called Tartaro |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Τάρταρος | Tartarus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ταρτησσός | Tartessus; Tartessos |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἡράκλειοι Στῆλαι | — |