Etymology

tartaric

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Today it means: Containing tartrates Full definition →

Medieval Latin tartarum ← Medieval Greek τάρταρον
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tartaric · adjective1

  1. Medieval Greek · derived fromτάρταρον
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromtartarum“tartar”
  3. English todaytartaric

From Medieval Latin tartarum (“tartar”), from Medieval Greek τάρταρον (tártaron).

Tartaric · adjective2

From Tartar + -ic.

Words from the same roots

Medieval Latintartarum all →

tartartartaric acidtartro-

Medieval Greekτάρταρον all →

tartartartro-

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