Etymology of the English word tartanry
the English word
tartanryusing the English suffix
-ryderived from the English suffix
-eryderived from the English suffix
-yderived from the Latin suffix
-iaderived from the Latin suffix
-iumderived from the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the English word
tartanderived from the Old French word
tiretainederived from the Old French word
tiretderived from the Old French word
tirederived from the Old French word
tirerderived from the Latin word
Tyriusderived from the Latin word
Tyrus (Tyre)
derived from the Old French word
tertaineDate
The earliest known usage of tartanry in English dates from the 20th century.