Where does “râios” come from?

râios (Romanian) comes from Romanian râie, from Latin arānea, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη — spider; a spider's web.

râios (Romanian): mangy; scabby

Definitions

  1. mangy; scabby

Ancestry of “râios”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianrâiescabies, scab, mange, itch
2Latinarāneaspider
3Ancient Greekἀράχνηspider; a spider's web
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη →Every word from Latin arānea →Every word from Romanian râie →