Where does “Tartarian” come from?
Tartarian (English) comes from English Tartar, from Old French tartre, from Medieval Latin tartarum, from Byzantine Greek τάρταρον, from Arabic دُرْدِيّ, from Persian درد, from Proto-Iranian *dr̥ti-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰṛ-to- — to have diarrhea.
Tartarian (English): A Tartar
Definitions
- A Tartar
Ancestry of “Tartarian”, step by step
Tartarian traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Tartar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tartar | Alternative spelling of Tatar; A member of the... |
| 2 | Old French | tartre | flat pastry |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | tartarum | — |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | τάρταρον | — |
| 5 | Arabic | دُرْدِيّ | liquid sediment, lees, amurca |
| 6 | Persian | درد | pain; ache; affliction |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *dr̥ti- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰṛ-to- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreyd- | to have diarrhea |
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
via English Tartarus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tartarus | A dark and gloomy part of the realm of Hades, reserved for the damned and the wicked, such as the Titans; an equivalent of hell in Greek and Roman mythology |
| 2 | Latin | tartarus | A river of Venetia that used to flow into the Adriatic Sea, now called Tartaro |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Τάρταρος | Tartarus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ταρτησσός | Tartessus; Tartessos |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἡράκλειοι Στῆλαι | — |