Where does “tarantola” come from?

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

tarantola (Italian): tarantula

Definitions

  1. tarantula

Ancestry of “tarantola”, step by step

tarantola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Taranto

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

via Late Latin tarantula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latintarantula—

Words derived from “tarantola”

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