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 κάστον