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Where does “arachno-” come from?

arachno- (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη — spider; a spider's web.

arachno- (English): spider; a boron structure intermediate between...

Definitions

  1. spider; a boron structure intermediate between...

Ancestry of “arachno-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀράχνηspider; a spider's web

Words derived from “arachno-”

  • arachnophobia
  • arachnodactyly
  • arachnophobe
  • arachnolysin
  • arachnotoxin
  • arachnophile
  • arachnogenic
  • arachnomancy
  • aracnafóibe
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