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Where does “aranha” come from?

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

aranha (Kabuverdianu): spider

Definitions

  1. spider

Ancestry of “aranha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseAranha—
2Old Portuguesearannaspider
3Latinarānea—
4Ancient Greekἀράχνηspider; a spider's web
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