Tarentum

The story

1. Illyrian · derived from*darandos“oak”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΤάρᾱς
3. Latin · borrowed fromTarentum
4. English todayTarentum

From Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), of uncertain origin but probably Pre-Greek and related to Illyrian *darandos (“oak”). Doublet of Taras and Taranto.

Words from the same roots