Where does “tartarum” come from?
tartarum (Medieval Latin) comes 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.
Ancestry of “tartarum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | τάρταρον | — |
| 2 | Arabic | دُرْدِيّ | liquid sediment, lees, amurca |
| 3 | Persian | درد | pain; ache; affliction |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *dr̥ti- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰṛ-to- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreyd- | to have diarrhea |
Words derived from “tartarum”