Where does “araneocenosis” come from?

araneocenosis (English) comes from English cenosis, from English cene, from English control, from Middle English controllen, from Middle French contreroller, from Medieval Latin contrarotulare, from Latin contrarotulus, from Latin rotulus — ingot.

araneocenosis (English): All the spiders that live in a particular habitat

Definitions

  1. All the spiders that live in a particular habitat

Ancestry of “araneocenosis”, step by step

araneocenosis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cenosis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcenosis—
2EnglishceneA control gene
3EnglishcontrolTo exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate...
4Middle Englishcontrollento restrain or keep in check
5Middle Frenchcontrerollerto control
6Medieval Latincontrarotulare—
7Latincontrarotuluscopy of a roll
8LatinrotulusAlternative form of rotula; roll; roll of paper
9Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
10Arabicرَطْل—
11Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ—
12Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
13Frenchlitrelitre
14Medieval Latinlitra—
15Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
16Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

via English araneo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisharaneo—
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrā →Every word from Ancient Greek λίτρα →Every word from Medieval Latin litra →