Etymology

arachnid

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Today it means: Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida. Full definition →

French arachnide ← Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē)
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  1. Ancient Greekἀράχνη (arákhnē)
  2. Frencharachnide
  3. English todayarachnid

From international scientific vocabulary, from French arachnide (1809, Lamarck), from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”) with the suffix -id. By surface analysis, arachn- + -id.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀράχνη all →

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