Taranto

Taranto

Meaning

  1. A port city in Apulia, in southeastern Italy.
  2. A province of Apulia, Italy, around the city.

Translations

Tarente

Taranto

Τάραντας

Taranto

تارانتو

Tarent

Tárantas

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɑːɹəntoʊ/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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