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