Where does “Tartarean” come from?

Tartarean (English) comes from English tartare, from French Tartare, from Middle French tartar, from Old French Tartar, from Medieval Latin tartarus, from Latin tartarus, from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος, from Ancient Greek Ταρτησσός.

Tartarean (English): Of or relating to Tartarus; A native or...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Tartarus; A native or...

Ancestry of “Tartarean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtartareChopped fine and served raw
2FrenchTartareTartar; Tatar
3Middle FrenchtartarTartar (of or relating to any of several Turkic groups)
4Old FrenchTartar
5Medieval LatintartarusTatar
6LatintartarusA river of Venetia that used to flow into the Adriatic Sea, now called Tartaro
7Ancient GreekΤάρταροςTartarus
8Ancient GreekΤαρτησσόςTartessus; Tartessos
9Ancient GreekἩράκλειοι Στῆλαι

Words derived from “Tartarean

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειοι ΣτῆλαιEvery word from Ancient Greek ΤαρτησσόςEvery word from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος