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What is the etymological connection; between "arachnid" (the English scientific term for insects that include spiders), and "arachides" the French word for peanuts ? Thank you
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French arachnide (1809, Lamarck), from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”). Wiktionary
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French arachnide (1809, Lamarck), from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”). Wiktionary
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French arachnide (1809, Lamarck), from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”). Wiktionary
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French arachnide (1809, Lamarck), from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”). Wiktionary
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French arachnide (1809, Lamarck), from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”). Wiktionary
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Get thee to Greek!
An arachnid is a spider. This comes from the Greek word ἀράχνη (arachne), also a spider.
Arachides has an English cousin, arachis (confirmed in the Oxford English Dictionary). We see this in the Latin name for the peanut, arachis hypogaea. This form comes from Greek ἄραχος (arakos), a kind of legume.
The two words are most likely unrelated; any relationship would come from their Pre-Greek substrate, meaning the languages prior to and inferior in status to Ancient Greek that supplied words to the langauge.
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Get thee to Greek!
An arachnid is a spider. This comes from the Greek word ἀράχνη (arachne), also a spider.
Arachides has an English cousin, arachis (confirmed in the Oxford English Dictionary). We see this in the Latin name for the peanut, arachis hypogaea. This form comes from Greek ἄραχος (arakos), a kind of legume.
The two words are most likely unrelated; any relationship would come from their Pre-Greek substrate, meaning the languages prior to and inferior in status to Ancient Greek that supplied words to the langauge.
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Get thee to Greek!
An arachnid is a spider. This comes from the Greek word ἀράχνη (arachne), also a spider.
Arachides has an English cousin, arachis (confirmed in the Oxford English Dictionary). We see this in the Latin name for the peanut, arachis hypogaea. This form comes from Greek ἄραχος (arakos), a kind of legume.
The two words are most likely unrelated; any relationship would come from their Pre-Greek substrate, meaning the languages prior to and inferior in status to Ancient Greek that supplied words to the langauge.
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Get thee to Greek!
An arachnid is a spider. This comes from the Greek word ἀράχνη (arachne), also a spider.
Arachides has an English cousin, arachis (confirmed in the Oxford English Dictionary). We see this in the Latin name for the peanut, arachis hypogaea. This form comes from Greek ἄραχος (arakos), a kind of legume.
The two words are most likely unrelated; any relationship would come from their Pre-Greek substrate, meaning the languages prior to and inferior in status to Ancient Greek that supplied words to the langauge.
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Get thee to Greek!
An arachnid is a spider. This comes from the Greek word ἀράχνη (arachne), also a spider.
Arachides has an English cousin, arachis (confirmed in the Oxford English Dictionary). We see this in the Latin name for the peanut, arachis hypogaea. This form comes from Greek ἄραχος (arakos), a kind of legume.
The two words are most likely unrelated; any relationship would come from their Pre-Greek substrate, meaning the languages prior to and inferior in status to Ancient Greek that supplied words to the langauge.
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French arachnide (1809, Lamarck), from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”). Wiktionary
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