Where does “Taranto” come from?

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

Taranto (Old Italian): seaport in southern Italy

Definitions

  1. seaport in southern Italy

Ancestry of “Taranto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Taranto”

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