English Explanatory Dictionary

Tartary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Eurasian Steppe.
  2. Obsolete form of Tartarus.

Word forms

Tartary Tatary

Etymology

From Old French Tartaire, from Medieval Latin Tartarus (“Tartar, Mongol”), from Old Turkic 𐱃𐱃𐰺 (t¹t¹r¹) , spelling influenced by Latin Tartarus (“Hell (in Greek mythology)”), from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).

Related words

Tartar Tatar

Derived words

Chinese Tartary Crim Tartary Krim Tartary Kuban Tartary lamb of Tartary Little Tartary Tartarean
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