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Where does “tartare” come from?

tartare (Italian) comes 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, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειοι Στῆλαι.

tartare (Italian): A tartare dish; feminine plural of tartaro

Definitions

  1. A tartare dish; feminine plural of tartaro

Ancestry of “tartare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchTartareTartar; Tatar
2Middle FrenchtartarTartar
3Old FrenchTartar—
4Medieval LatintartarusTatar
5Latintartarus—
6Ancient GreekΤάρταροςTartarus
7Ancient GreekΤαρτησσός—
8Ancient GreekἩράκλειοι Στῆλαι—

Words derived from “tartare”

  • tartar
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