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Where does “Καστορία” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Καστορία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκάστωρbeaver
2Ancient GreekκάστονHesychius' gives the definition as: ξύλον

Words derived from “Καστορία”

  • Καστοριά
Every word from Ancient Greek κάστον →