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Where does “arachis” come from?

arachis (Latin) comes from Translingual Arachis, from Ancient Greek ἄραχος, from Ancient Greek ἄρακος — wild chickling vetch, Lathyrus annuus.

arachis (Latin): peanut

Definitions

  1. peanut

Ancestry of “arachis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualArachis—
2Ancient Greekἄραχος—
3Ancient Greekἄρακοςwild chickling vetch, Lathyrus annuus

Words derived from “arachis”

  • arachidonic
  • arachidonate
  • arachidic
  • arachidoyl
  • arachidicola
  • арахидоновый
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