Tartarian
/tɑːrˈtɛəriən/noun
Relating to Tartary, an old European name for a vast region of central and northern Asia.
Did you know?The word comes from Tartary, a broad historical European term for lands associated with the Tatars, and it reflects how medieval and early modern writers turned geography into myth.
Etymological Timeline
Medieval Latin
Latin
Tartaria
“A name used by Latin writers for the lands of the Tatars/Tartars in Asia”
Old French
French
Tartarie
“A European term for the remote eastern regions associated with the Tatars”
14th-16th Century
English
Tartary
“A broad, outdated name for a vast, vaguely defined region of Asia”
17th-19th Century
English
Tartarian
“Relating to Tartary or its peoples; later also used in historical and poetic contexts”
Modern English
English
Tartarian
“An adjective meaning relating to Tartary, now rare and mostly historical”