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Where does “κάστωρ” come from?

κάστωρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κάστον — Hesychius' gives the definition as: ξύλον.

κάστωρ (Ancient Greek): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “κάστωρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκάστονHesychius' gives the definition as: ξύλον

Words derived from “κάστωρ”

  • castor
  • castoreum
  • castored
  • castorin
  • castory
  • castor
  • castoreum
  • castor
  • Castore
  • castor
  • castor
  • castor
  • kastoro
  • Καστοριά
  • καστόριον
  • Κάστωρ
  • castor
  • castor
  • castor
  • castor
  • ܩܣܛܘܪ
  • Καστορία
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