Where does “castaña” come from?
castaña (Spanish) comes from Russian кашта́н, from Polish kasztan, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.
castaña (Spanish): chestnut; strike, wallop; bun, chignon
Definitions
- chestnut; strike, wallop; bun, chignon
Ancestry of “castaña”, step by step
castaña traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian кашта́н
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кашта́н | chestnut |
| 2 | Polish | kasztan | chestnut tree, tree of genus "Castanea";... |
| 3 | Latin | castanea | a chestnut tree; a chestnut |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καστάνεια | Alternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ | sweet chestnuts; chestnut |
via Old Spanish castanna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | castanna | chestnut |