Where does “Tartaire” come from?

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

Tartaire (Old French): A Tartar or Tatar (a member of the Turco-Mongol peoples who conquered parts of Asia and Eastern Europe in the 13th century)

Definitions

  1. A Tartar or Tatar (a member of the Turco-Mongol peoples who conquered parts of Asia and Eastern Europe in the 13th century)

Ancestry of “Tartaire”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Tartaire”

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