Where does “castor” come from?

castor (Old French) comes from Latin Castor, from Ancient Greek Κάστωρ, from Doric Greek κάστον.

castor (Old French): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “castor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCastorCastor
2Ancient GreekΚάστωρCastor
3Doric Greekκάστον

Words derived from “castor

Every word from Doric Greek κάστονEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚάστωρEvery word from Latin Castor