Where does “tartarin” come from?
tartarin (Middle English) comes from Middle French tartarin, from Old French tiret, from Old French tire, from Latin tyrius, from Latin Tyrus, from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós, from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
Ancestry of “tartarin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | tartarin | expensive silk cloth from the Tartar region |
| 2 | Old French | tiret | rich cloth; kind of cloth |
| 3 | Old French | tire | rank, sequence, order, kind; row; oriental cloth... |
| 4 | Latin | tyrius | Tyrian, of Tyre |
| 5 | Latin | Tyrus | Tyre |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τυρός | cheese |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | tūrós | cheese |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tuh₂-ró-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |