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Where does “aragnun” come from?

aragnun (Romansch) comes from Latin arāneus, from Latin arānea, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη — spider; a spider's web.

aragnun (Romansch): spider

Definitions

  1. spider

Ancestry of “aragnun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarāneus—
2Latinarānea—
3Ancient Greekἀράχνηspider; a spider's web
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη →