Where does “beavertail” come from?

beavertail (English) comes from English Beaver, from French castor, from Middle French castor, from Old French castor, from Latin Castor, from Ancient Greek Κάστωρ, from Doric Greek κάστον.

beavertail (English): Any object like a beaver's tail, oval or...

Definitions

  1. Any object like a beaver's tail, oval or...

Ancestry of “beavertail”, step by step

beavertail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Beaver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeaverA native or resident of the American state of...
2Frenchcastorbeaver
3Middle Frenchcastor
4Old Frenchcastorbeaver
5LatinCastorCastor
6Ancient GreekΚάστωρCastor
7Doric Greekκάστον

via English Tail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTailA Chinese constellation coinciding with the tail of Scorpius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and the tail of Azure Dragon
2Middle EnglishtaylA tail; The back side or reverse of a creature; A...
3Old Englishtæġltail
4Proto-Germanictagląhair; ponytail; hair of a tail; tail
5Proto-Indo-Europeandoḱ-hair of the tail
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
Every word from Doric Greek κάστον
beavertail — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer