Where does “castoreum” come from?
castoreum (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch castorium, from Latin castoreum, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
castoreum (Dutch): castoreum exudate from castor sacs
Definitions
- castoreum exudate from castor sacs
Ancestry of “castoreum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | castorium | — |
| 2 | Latin | castoreum | castoreum, castor sac exudate |
| 3 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |