Words that come from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη

111 words across 28 languages descend from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη — including subarachnoid, arachnoid, Arachne, arachnid, arachnoiditis, arachnoidal, arachnophobia, arachnodactyly.

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English (28)

Portuguese (11)

Latin (9)

Translingual (7)

Greek (7)

French (6)

Italian (6)

Spanish (5)

Aromanian (3)

Romanian (3)

Asturian (2)

Esperanto (2)

Catalan (2)

Irish (2)

Friulian (2)

Old French (2)

Occitan (2)

Romansch (2)

Galician (1)

Gallo (1)

Sicilian (1)

Old Portuguese (1)

German (1)

Old Spanish (1)

Norman (1)

Anglo-Norman (1)

Papiamentu (1)

Kabuverdianu (1)