Where does “Tàrent” come from?

Tàrent (Catalan) comes from Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς, from Illyrian darandos — oak.

Ancestry of “Tàrent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTarentumLatin name of the town
2Ancient GreekΤάρᾱςTarās; Greek name of the town
3Illyriandarandosoak
Every word from Illyrian darandos →Every word from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς →Every word from Latin Tarentum →
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