Where does “tarantola” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tarantola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ItalianTarantoseaport in southern Italy
2LatinTarentumLatin name of the town
3Ancient GreekΤάρᾱςTarās; Greek name of the town
4Illyriandarandosoak

Words derived from “tarantola”

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