Where does “arahidă” come from?
arahidă (Romanian) comes from French arachide, from Ancient Greek ἀράχιδνα, from Ancient Greek ἄρακος — wild chickling vetch, Lathyrus annuus.
arahidă (Romanian): peanut
Ancestry of “arahidă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | arachide | groundnut, peanut, goober |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀράχιδνα | ground pea, Lathyrus amphicarpos |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄρακος | wild chickling vetch, Lathyrus annuus |