Where does “tartrovinic acid” come from?

tartrovinic acid (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰṛ-to- — to have diarrhea.

tartrovinic acid (English): ethyltartaric acid

Definitions

  1. ethyltartaric acid

Ancestry of “tartrovinic acid”, step by step

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