Tarentum

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Tarentum

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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.

proper noun

historical Former name of Taranto: a city in Italy.
Similar: Taras

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name ancient Taranto

Русский	Таре́нт Tarént

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@misc{tarentum_2026,
  title = {Tarentum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tarentum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}