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Where does “Tarentine” come from?

Tarentine (English) comes from Latin Tarentīnus, from Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς, from Illyrian darandos — oak.

Tarentine (English): of or pertaining to Tarentum; inhabitant of...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to Tarentum; inhabitant of...

Ancestry of “Tarentine”, step by step

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