Where does “tărtăroi” come from?

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

tărtăroi (Romanian): devil

Definitions

devil

Ancestry of “tărtăroi”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	tartor	devils' chief
2	Romanian	țârțar	—
3	Latin	tartarus	A river of Venetia that used to flow into the Adriatic Sea, now called Tartaro
4	Ancient Greek	Τάρταρος	Tartarus
5	Ancient Greek	Ταρτησσός	Tartessus; Tartessos
6	Ancient Greek	Ἡράκλειοι Στῆλαι	—

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