Tartary

Meaning

1. The Eurasian Steppe.
2. (obsolete) Obsolete form of Tartarus.

Synonyms

Tatary

Translations

Tatar

Tatarstan

Tatarei

Tartarie

Tartarije

Tartaria

Tataristan

Etymology

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