Taranto

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*dóru“tree”
2. Illyrian · derived from*darandos“oak”
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromΤάρᾱς
4. Latin · derived fromTarentum
5. Italian · borrowed fromTaranto
6. English todayTaranto

From Italian Taranto, from Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), probably from Illyrian *darandos (“oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”), which also yields Albanian dru (“wood, tree”). Doublet of Taras and Tarentum.

Words from the same roots