Where does “metatartaric acid” come from?
metatartaric acid (English) comes from English tartaric acid, from Medieval Latin tartarum, from Byzantine Greek τάρταρον, from Arabic دُرْدِيّ, from Persian درد, from Proto-Iranian *dr̥ti-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰṛ-to-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- — to have diarrhea.
metatartaric acid (English): a polymeric lactone of variable composition...
Definitions
- a polymeric lactone of variable composition...
Ancestry of “metatartaric acid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tartaric acid | The aldaric acid, "2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid",... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | tartarum | — |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | τάρταρον | — |
| 4 | Arabic | دُرْدِيّ | liquid sediment, lees, amurca |
| 5 | Persian | درد | pain; ache; affliction |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *dr̥ti- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰṛ-to- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreyd- | to have diarrhea |