Where does “tartre” come from?

tartre (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin tartarum, 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.

tartre (Old French): flat pastry

Definitions

  1. flat pastry

Ancestry of “tartre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintartarum
2Byzantine Greekτάρταρον
3Arabicدُرْدِيّliquid sediment, lees, amurca
4Persianدردpain; ache; affliction
5Proto-Iranian*dr̥ti-
6Proto-Indo-European*dʰṛ-to-
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea

Words derived from “tartre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰṛ-to-Every word from Proto-Iranian *dr̥ti-
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