Where does “tarantula” come from?

tarantula (Dutch) comes from Latin tarantula, from Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς, from Illyrian darandos — oak.

tarantula (Dutch): Any wolf spider of genus Lycosa, particularly Lycosa tarantula

Definitions

  1. Any wolf spider of genus Lycosa, particularly Lycosa tarantula

Ancestry of “tarantula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintarantula—
2LatinTarentumLatin name of the town
3Ancient GreekΤάρᾱςTarās; Greek name of the town
4Illyriandarandosoak
Every word from Illyrian darandos →Every word from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς →Every word from Latin Tarentum →