Where does “Arachne” come from?
Arachne derives from Latin Arachne, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη, the name of a figure in classical mythology transformed into a spider.
Ancestry of “Arachne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Arachnē | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀράχνη | spider; a spider's web |