Where does “araña” come from?

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

araña (Papiamentu): spider

Definitions

  1. spider

Ancestry of “araña”, step by step

araña traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu aranha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianuaranhaspider
2PortugueseAranhaspider
3Old Portuguesearannaspider
4Latinarāneaspider
5Ancient Greekἀράχνηspider; a spider's web

via Spanish Araña

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishAraña—
2Old Spanisharannaspider
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη →Every word from Latin arānea →Every word from Old Portuguese aranna →