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Where does “castagnola” come from?

castagnola (Italian) comes from Italian castagna, from Spanish castaña, from Russian кашта́н, from Polish kasztan, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.

castagnola (Italian): firecracker; damselfish, Mediterranean chromis;...

Definitions

  1. firecracker; damselfish, Mediterranean chromis;...

Ancestry of “castagnola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancastagnachestnut
2Spanishcastañachestnut; strike, wallop; bun, chignon
3Russianкашта́н—
4Polishkasztanchestnut tree, tree of genus "Castanea";...
5Latincastaneaa chestnut tree; a chestnut
6Ancient GreekκαστάνειαAlternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut
7Ancient Greekκᾰ́στᾰνᾰsweet chestnuts; chestnut
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