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Where does “καστόριον” come from?

καστόριον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

καστόριον (Ancient Greek): castoreum; beaver; the fur of the beaver

Definitions

  1. castoreum; beaver; the fur of the beaver

Ancestry of “καστόριον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
2Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “καστόριον”

  • castoreum
  • castoreum
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