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Where does “aracnídeo” come from?

aracnídeo (Portuguese) comes from New Latin Arachnida, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη — spider; a spider's web.

aracnídeo (Portuguese): arachnid

Definitions

  1. arachnid

Ancestry of “aracnídeo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinArachnida—
2Ancient Greekἀράχνηspider; a spider's web
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη →