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
Ancestry of “araignée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | araigne | — |
| 2 | Latin | arānea | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀράχνη | spider; a spider's web |