English Explanatory Dictionary

Tarentum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Former name of Taranto: a city in Italy.

Word forms

Tarentum

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Taras
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