Where does “toporagno” come from?

toporagno (Italian) comes from Italian ragno, from Latin arānea, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη — spider; a spider's web.

toporagno (Italian): shrew

Definitions

  1. shrew

Ancestry of “toporagno”, step by step

toporagno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian ragno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianragnospider; A type of trawling net; rete
2Latinarāneaspider
3Ancient Greekἀράχνηspider; a spider's web

via Italian topo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantopo"diminutive" topolino; mouse, rat, ratton; thief;...
2Latintalpamole
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη →Every word from Latin arānea →Every word from Italian ragno →
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