Where does “Araña” come from?
Araña (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish aranna, from Latin arānea, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη — spider; a spider's web.
Ancestry of “Araña”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | aranna | spider |
| 2 | Latin | arānea | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀράχνη | spider; a spider's web |