tarántula
Spanish
Etymology
From Medieval Latin tarantula (“wolf spider”), from Italian tarantola, from Taranto (“Taranto (city in Italy where wolf spiders are frequently found)”), from Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρας (Táras) (genitive singular Τάραντος), possibly from Illyrian *darandos (“oak”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tarántula f (plural tarántulas)
Further reading
- “tarántula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Spanish terms borrowed from Medieval Latin
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- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Spanish terms derived from Illyrian
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