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· Medieval Greek
τάρταρον
3 English words descend from Medieval Greek
τάρταρον
, most common first.
tartar
A red compound deposited during wine making, mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate; wine stone — a source of cream of tartar.
tartaric
Containing tartrates
tartro-
tartar