Tartary

Tartary · proper noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΤάρταρος
2. Latin · derived fromTartarus“Hell (in Greek mythology)”
3. Old Turkic · derived from𐱃𐱃𐰺
4. Old French · derived fromTartarie
5. English todayTartary

From Old French Tartarie, from Medieval Latin Tartaria (“land of the Tartars”), from Old Turkic 𐱃𐱃𐰺 (t¹t¹r¹) , spelling influenced by Latin Tartarus (“Hell (in Greek mythology)”), from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).

Tartary · proper noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΤάρταρος
2. Latin · derived fromTartarus
3. Old French · derived fromTartaire
4. English todayTartary

From Old French Tartaire, from Latin Tartarus, from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).

Words from the same roots