Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “chesteyne” come from?

chesteyne (Middle English) comes from Old French chastaigne, from Old English ċisten, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.

chesteyne (Middle English): A chestnut tree; A chestnut; the nut of the...

Definitions

  1. A chestnut tree; A chestnut; the nut of the...

Ancestry of “chesteyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchastaigne—
2Old Englishċistenchestnut
3Latincastaneaa chestnut tree; a chestnut
4Ancient GreekκαστάνειαAlternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut
5Ancient Greekκᾰ́στᾰνᾰsweet chestnuts; chestnut

Words derived from “chesteyne”

  • chasten
  • chaston
Every word from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ →