Where does “tarantula” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tarantula”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	tarantola	tarantula
2	Italian	Taranto	—
3	Latin	Tarentum	Latin name of the town
4	Ancient Greek	Τάρᾱς	Tarās; Greek name of the town
5	Illyrian	darandos	oak

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