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