English
tartarization
From tartar + -ization.
Formed from tartar + -ization
Aramaic דּוּרְדָּא / דֻּרְדָּא
Arabic دُرْدِيّ ‘liquid sediment, lees, amurca’
Byzantine Greek τάρταρον
Medieval Latin tartarum
Old French tartre
English tartar
Today it means
noun Treatment with tartar emetic, especially as a treatment for syphilis.
Sources
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Etymograph / tartarization