Where does “castañas” come from?

castañas (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish castanna, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.

Ancestry of “castañas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcastannachestnut
2Latincastaneaa chestnut tree; a chestnut
3Ancient GreekκαστάνειαAlternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut
4Ancient Greekκᾰ́στᾰνᾰsweet chestnuts; chestnut
Every word from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰEvery word from Ancient Greek καστάνειαEvery word from Latin castanea