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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
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