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Where does “araigne” come from?

araigne (Old French) comes from Latin arānea, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη — spider; a spider's web.

Ancestry of “araigne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarānea—
2Ancient Greekἀράχνηspider; a spider's web

Words derived from “araigne”

  • araignée
  • irâgne
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