Where does “araignée” come from?

araignée (French) comes from Old French araigne, from Latin arānea, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη — spider; a spider's web.

araignée (French): spider

Definitions

  1. spider

Ancestry of “araignée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencharaigne—
2Latinarāneaspider
3Ancient Greekἀράχνηspider; a spider's web

Words derived from “araignée”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη →Every word from Latin arānea →Every word from Old French araigne →