Where does “tartar” come from?

tartar (Middle French) comes from Old French Tartar, from Medieval Latin tartarus, from Latin tartarus, from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος, from Ancient Greek Ταρτησσός, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειοι Στῆλαι.

tartar (Middle French): Tartar (of or relating to any of several Turkic groups)

Definitions

  1. Tartar (of or relating to any of several Turkic groups)

Ancestry of “tartar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchTartar—
2Medieval LatintartarusTatar
3LatintartarusA river of Venetia that used to flow into the Adriatic Sea, now called Tartaro
4Ancient GreekΤάρταροςTartarus
5Ancient GreekΤαρτησσόςTartessus; Tartessos
6Ancient GreekἩράκλειοι Στῆλαι—

Words derived from “tartar”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειοι Στῆλαι →Every word from Ancient Greek Ταρτησσός →Every word from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος →