Tartar

Meaning

Synonyms

Mongol Tatar

Frequency

25k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/
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).

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