Where does “tartar” come from?
tartar (Italian) comes from Italian tartare, from French Tartare, from Middle French tartar, from Old French Tartar, from Medieval Latin tartarus, from Latin tartarus, from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος, from Ancient Greek Ταρτησσός.
tartar (Italian): Alternative spelling of tartare
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of tartare
Ancestry of “tartar”, step by step