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
Ancestry of “toporagno”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | ragno | spider; A type of trawling net; rete |
| 2 | Latin | arānea | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀράχνη | spider; a spider's web |