Where does “kastanjebrun” come from?
kastanjebrun (Danish) comes from Danish kastanje, from Italian castagna, from Spanish castaña, from Russian кашта́н, from Polish kasztan, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.
kastanjebrun (Danish): auburn, chestnut
Definitions
- auburn, chestnut
Ancestry of “kastanjebrun”, step by step
kastanjebrun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kastanje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kastanje | chestnut; chestnut, chestnut tree, "Castanea";... |
| 2 | Italian | castagna | chestnut |
| 3 | Spanish | castaña | chestnut; strike, wallop; bun, chignon |
| 4 | Russian | кашта́н | chestnut |
| 5 | Polish | kasztan | chestnut tree, tree of genus "Castanea";... |
| 6 | Latin | castanea | a chestnut tree; a chestnut |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καστάνεια | Alternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ | sweet chestnuts; chestnut |