Etymograph

English

Tarentum

Tarentum comes from Latin Tarentum, and goes back to Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤάρᾱςTárās
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETarentum
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤάρᾱςTárās
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETarentum
  3. Englishtodaysame form

The story

From Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), of uncertain origin but probably Pre-Greek and related to Illyrian *darandos (‘oak’).uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.

Every English word from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς

Today it means

name Former name of Taranto: a city in Italy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς / Tarentum

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