Where does “arayne” come from?
arayne (Middle English) comes from Old French araigne, from Latin arānea, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη — spider; a spider's web.
Ancestry of “arayne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | araigne | — |
| 2 | Latin | arānea | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀράχνη | spider; a spider's web |