Where does “tărtăroaică” come from?

tărtăroaică (Romanian) comes from Romanian tartor, from Romanian țârțar, from Latin tartarus, from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος, from Ancient Greek Ταρτησσός, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειοι Στῆλαι.

Ancestry of “tărtăroaică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantartordevils' chief
2Romanianțârțar
3LatintartarusA river of Venetia that used to flow into the Adriatic Sea, now called Tartaro
4Ancient GreekΤάρταροςTartarus
5Ancient GreekΤαρτησσόςTartessus; Tartessos
6Ancient GreekἩράκλειοι Στῆλαι
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειοι ΣτῆλαιEvery word from Ancient Greek ΤαρτησσόςEvery word from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος