Where does “Καστοριά” come from?
Καστοριά (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek Καστορία, from Ancient Greek κάστωρ, from Ancient Greek κάστον — Hesychius' gives the definition as: ξύλον.
Ancestry of “Καστοριά”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | Καστορία | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κάστωρ | beaver |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάστον | Hesychius' gives the definition as: ξύλον |