- ἀράχνη
- ἀράχνηGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `spider's web, spider' (Hp.),Other forms: ἀράχνης m. `spider' (Hes.), ἄραχνος m. (A.); ἀράχνηκες ἀράχναι H. is reshaped after σφῆκες, μύρμηκες, σκώληκες etc..Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Medit.Etymology: ἀράχνη can be from *ἀρακ-σνᾱ, like Lat. arāneus m. `spider', arānea f. `spider's web'. The word, limited to these two languages, is hardly IE (evt. *h₂rh₂-ek-). Connection with ἄρκυς is impossible if the word is IE, and for a substr. element also difficult. S. Gil Fernandez, Nombres 24f.Page in Frisk: 1,129-130
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.