Where does “castor” come from?

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

castor (French): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “castor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcastor
2Old Frenchcastorbeaver
3LatinCastorCastor
4Ancient GreekΚάστωρCastor
5Doric Greekκάστον

Words derived from “castor

Every word from Doric Greek κάστονEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚάστωρEvery word from Latin Castor
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