Where does “tartanrachd” come from?
tartanrachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic tartan, from English Tartan, from Middle English tartaryn, from Middle French tartarin, from Old French tiret, from Old French tire, from Latin tyrius, from Latin Tyrus — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
tartanrachd (Scottish Gaelic): tartanry, a caricature of Scottish culture emphasized by the tourism industry
Definitions
- tartanry, a caricature of Scottish culture emphasized by the tourism industry
Ancestry of “tartanrachd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | tartan | tartan |
| 2 | English | Tartan | The commander-in-chief of ancient Assyria |
| 3 | Middle English | tartaryn | rich material |
| 4 | Middle French | tartarin | expensive silk cloth from the Tartar region |
| 5 | Old French | tiret | rich cloth; kind of cloth |
| 6 | Old French | tire | rank, sequence, order, kind; row; oriental cloth... |
| 7 | Latin | tyrius | Tyrian, of Tyre |
| 8 | Latin | Tyrus | Tyre |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τυρός | cheese |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | tūrós | cheese |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tuh₂-ró-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |