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Where does “tartramate” come from?

tartramate (English) comes from English tartramic acid, from English tartro-, 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.

tartramate (English): A salt of tartramic acid

Definitions

  1. A salt of tartramic acid

Ancestry of “tartramate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtartramic acidThe monoamide of tartaric acid
2Englishtartro-tartar
3Old Frenchtartreflat pastry
4Medieval Latintartarum—
5Byzantine Greekτάρταρον—
6Arabicدُرْدِيّliquid sediment, lees, amurca
7Persianدردpain; ache; affliction
8Proto-Iranian*dr̥ti-—
9Proto-Indo-European*dʰṛ-to-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- →