Where does “tartaric acid” come from?

tartaric acid (English) comes 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.

tartaric acid (English): The aldaric acid, "2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid",...

Definitions

  1. The aldaric acid, "2,3 dihydroxy-succinic acid",...

Ancestry of “tartaric acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintartarum—
2Byzantine Greekτάρταρον—
3Arabicدُرْدِيّliquid sediment, lees, amurca
4Persianدردpain; ache; affliction
5Proto-Iranian*dr̥ti-—
6Proto-Indo-European*dʰṛ-to-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea

Words derived from “tartaric acid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰṛ-to- →Every word from Proto-Iranian *dr̥ti- →