Where does “tartamudo” come from?
tartamudo (Spanish) comes from Polish tarta, 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.
tartamudo (Spanish): stuttering; stutter
Definitions
- stuttering; stutter
Ancestry of “tartamudo”, step by step
tartamudo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish tarta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | tarta | tart; feminine nominative/vocative singular of... |
| 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 |