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Where does “Tarantino” come from?

Tarantino comes from Italian Tarantino, derived from Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς, ultimately from Illyrian darandos.

Tarantino (English): A dialect of Neapolitan spoken in and around...

Definitions

  1. A dialect of Neapolitan spoken in and around...

Ancestry of “Tarantino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTaranto—
2ItalianTaranto—
3LatinTarentumLatin name of the town
4Ancient GreekΤάρᾱςTarās; Greek name of the town
5Illyriandarandosoak
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