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