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Where does “castanya” come from?

castanya (Catalan) comes from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.

castanya (Catalan): chestnut; hit, collision; feminine singular of...

Definitions

  1. chestnut; hit, collision; feminine singular of...

Ancestry of “castanya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincastaneaa chestnut tree; a chestnut
2Ancient GreekκαστάνειαAlternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut
3Ancient Greekκᾰ́στᾰνᾰsweet chestnuts; chestnut

Words derived from “castanya”

  • castanyada
  • castanyer
  • castany
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