Where does “metatartaric” come from?
metatartaric (English) comes from English Tartaric, 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- — to have diarrhea.
metatartaric (English): Relating to metatartaric acid or its derivatives
Definitions
- Relating to metatartaric acid or its derivatives
Ancestry of “metatartaric”, step by step
metatartaric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Tartaric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tartaric | Of or relating to Tartary or the Tartars;... |
| 2 | English | Tartar | Alternative spelling of Tatar; A member of the... |
| 3 | Old French | tartre | flat pastry |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | tartarum | — |
| 5 | Byzantine Greek | τάρταρον | — |
| 6 | Arabic | دُرْدِيّ | liquid sediment, lees, amurca |
| 7 | Persian | درد | pain; ache; affliction |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | *dr̥ti- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰṛ-to- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreyd- | to have diarrhea |