arachnoid
English
adj
Definitions
- Relating to or resembling spiders.
- Relating to or resembling spider webs.
- (anatomy) Relating to the arachnoid mater, the middle layer of the meninges, the three membranes that protect the brain.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (spider).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀράχνη
Gloss
spider
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -ian English
- arachno- English
- arachnoidal English
- arachnoidian English
- arachnoiditis English
- arachnophobia English
- periarachnoid English
- subarachnoid English
- subarachnoidal English
- superarachnoid English
- Arachne Latin
- Arachnē Latin
- aranea Latin
- arānea Latin
- arāneam Latin
- arāneus Latin
- aracnofobia Italian
- arachnide French
- arachnophobie French
- aracnofobia Spanish, Castilian
- ἀράχνη Ancient Greek
- aracnofobia Portuguese
- aracnóideach Irish
- aracnofòbia Catalan, Valencian
- αράχνη Greek (modern)