Where does “castanho” come from?

castanho (Portuguese) comes from Latin castaneus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

castanho (Portuguese): chestnut; brown

Definitions

  1. chestnut; brown

Ancestry of “castanho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincastaneuschestnut; brown
2Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
3Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “castanho”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Ancient Greek -εῖος →