Where does “castor” come from?

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

castor (Romanian): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “castor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcastorbeaver
2Middle Frenchcastor—
3Old Frenchcastorbeaver
4LatinCastorCastor
5Ancient GreekΚάστωρCastor
6Doric Greekκάστον—
Every word from Doric Greek κάστον →Every word from Ancient Greek Κάστωρ →Every word from Latin Castor →