Where does “tarantula” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tarantula”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tarantula”

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