Where does “araña” come from?

araña (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese aranna, from Latin arānea, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη — spider; a spider's web.

araña (Galician): spider; a slow worker

Definitions

  1. spider; a slow worker

Ancestry of “araña”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesearannaspider
2Latinarāneaspider
3Ancient Greekἀράχνηspider; a spider's web
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη →Every word from Latin arānea →Every word from Old Portuguese aranna →