Where does “Croton” come from?

Croton (English) comes from Latin Croton, from Ancient Greek Κρότων — Croton/Crotone.

Croton (English): The water supply of New York City

Definitions

  1. The water supply of New York City

Ancestry of “Croton”, step by step

Croton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Croton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCroton—
2Ancient GreekΚρότωνCroton/Crotone

via New Latin crotōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latincrotōn—
2Ancient Greekκροτώνtick; castor oil plant; castor beans

Words derived from “Croton”

Every word from Ancient Greek Κρότων →Every word from Latin Croton →