Where does “tartaryn” come from?
tartaryn (English) comes from Middle English tartarin, from Middle French tartarin, from Old French tiret, from Old French tire, from Latin tyrius, from Latin Tyrus, from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
tartaryn (English): A costly cloth, probably a kind of silk
Definitions
- A costly cloth, probably a kind of silk
Ancestry of “tartaryn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | tartarin | — |
| 2 | Middle French | tartarin | expensive silk cloth from the Tartar region |
| 3 | Old French | tiret | rich cloth; kind of cloth |
| 4 | Old French | tire | rank, sequence, order, kind; row; oriental cloth... |
| 5 | Latin | tyrius | Tyrian, of Tyre |
| 6 | Latin | Tyrus | Tyre |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τυρός | cheese |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | tūrós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tuh₂-ró-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |