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Where does “Taranto” come from?

Taranto (Italian) comes from Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς, from Illyrian darandos — oak.

Ancestry of “Taranto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Taranto”

  • Tarantino
  • Taranto
  • tarantismo
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