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

Definitions

  1. peanut

Ancestry of “arahidă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frencharachidegroundnut, peanut, goober
2Ancient Greekἀράχιδναground pea, Lathyrus amphicarpos
3Ancient Greekἄρακοςwild chickling vetch, Lathyrus annuus
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄρακος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀράχιδνα →Every word from French arachide →