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
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