Where does “tartro-” come from?

tartro- (English) comes from Old French tartre, 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.

tartro- (English): tartar

Definitions

  1. tartar

Ancestry of “tartro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtartreflat pastry
2Medieval Latintartarum—
3Byzantine Greekτάρταρον—
4Arabicدُرْدِيّliquid sediment, lees, amurca
5Persianدردpain; ache; affliction
6Proto-Iranian*dr̥ti-—
7Proto-Indo-European*dʰṛ-to-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea

Words derived from “tartro-”

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