Etymology Explorer › Spanish

Where does “araña” come from?

araña (Spanish) comes from Latin aranea, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη — spider; a spider's web.

araña (Spanish): spider

Definitions

  1. spider

Ancestry of “araña”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaraneaspider; spider's web, cobweb; threads similar to...
2Ancient Greekἀράχνηspider; a spider's web

Words derived from “araña”

  • telarañado
  • Araña
  • telaraña
  • arañita
  • araña
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη →