Where does “arachnid” come from?
arachnid (English) comes from French arachnide, from French -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
arachnid (English): Any of the eight-legged creatures, including...
Definitions
- Any of the eight-legged creatures, including...
Ancestry of “arachnid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | arachnide | arachnid |
| 2 | French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 3 | Middle French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 4 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 5 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |