Where does “καστανέρυθρος” come from?

καστανέρυθρος (Greek) comes from Greek ερυθρός, from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός, from Proto-Hellenic *erutʰrós.

καστανέρυθρος (Greek): maroon, brownish-red

Definitions

  1. maroon, brownish-red

Ancestry of “καστανέρυθρος”, step by step

καστανέρυθρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek ερυθρός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekερυθρόςred
2Ancient Greekἐρυθρόςreddish, red
3Proto-Hellenic*erutʰrós

via Greek καστανός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκαστανόςbrown, chestnut
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *erutʰrósEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρόςEvery word from Greek ερυθρός