Where does “Arañas” come from?

Arañas (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish aranna, from Latin arānea, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη — spider; a spider's web.

Ancestry of “Arañas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanisharannaspider
2Latinarāneaspider
3Ancient Greekἀράχνηspider; a spider's web
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀράχνηEvery word from Latin arāneaEvery word from Old Spanish aranna
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