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
Ancestry of “tarantola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | Taranto | — |
| 2 | Latin | Tarentum | Latin name of the town |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Τάρᾱς | Tarās; Greek name of the town |
| 4 | Illyrian | darandos | oak |
Words derived from “tarantola”