Tartaire

Old French

Etymology

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).

Noun

Tartaire oblique singular, m (oblique plural Tartaires, nominative singular Tartaires, nominative plural Tartaire)

  1. A Tartar or Tatar (a member of the Turco-Mongol peoples who conquered parts of Asia and Eastern Europe in the 13th century).
  2. Tartary (the region inhabited by the Tartars/Tatars).

Descendants

  • French: Tartare
  • English: Tartar
  • English: Tartary
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