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The word 'spider' comes from an old European word 'spenwanen' meaning to spin. Or from a Germanic word 'spinne' with the same meaning.

The Greek connection is from the word 'arachnid' or 'arachn' meaning Spiders web, which in turn comes from Latin 'arachnida

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