Etymology

tartro-

Today it means: tartar Full definition →

Old French tartre ← Medieval Latin tartarum ← Medieval Greek τάρταρον
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  1. Medieval Greek · derived fromτάρταρον
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromtartarum
  3. Old French · derived fromtartre
  4. English todaytartro-

From Old French tartre, from Medieval Latin tartarum, from Medieval Greek τάρταρον (tártaron).

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchtartre all →

tartar

Medieval Latintartarum all →

tartartartarictartaric acid

Medieval Greekτάρταρον all →

tartartartaric

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.