Where does “Taranto” come from?

Taranto comes from Italian Taranto, from Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς, from Illyrian darandos, a word of uncertain origin and meaning.

Taranto (English): around the city

Definitions

  1. around the city

Ancestry of “Taranto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianTarantothe letter T in the [[Appendix:Italian spelling alphabet
2LatinTarentumLatin name of the town
3Ancient GreekΤάρᾱςTarās; Greek name of the town
4Illyriandarandosoak

Words derived from “Taranto”

Every word from Illyrian darandos →Every word from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς →Every word from Latin Tarentum →
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