Old Portuguese

Noun

aranna f ‎(plural arannas)

1. spider (any arachnid of the order Araneae)
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 222 (facsimile):

     […] pelo braço lle sayu / uiua aquela aranna.

     […] that spider emerged alive from his arm.

Descendants

• Fala: araña
• Galician: araña
• Portuguese: aranha

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin arāneam, accusative of arānea, from or akin to Ancient Greek ἀράχνη ‎(arákhnē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈɾa.ɲa]

Noun

aranna f (plural arannas)

1. spider
   • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 25v.

     Et ſu uertud es contra todos los toſſicos delos animales que non ſon mucho empozonados aſſi como arannas ¬ bieſpas. ¬ tauanos, ¬ eſtas coſas menudas atales que naſcen dela tierra.

     And its virtue is against all of the venoms of the animals that are not as venomous, such as spiders, and wasps, and gadflies, and small things such as these that are born from the earth.

Descendants

• Spanish: araña