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 κάστον →Every word from Ancient Greek Κάστωρ →Every word from Latin Castor →