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Where does “Castanea” come from?

Castanea (Translingual) comes from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.

Castanea (Translingual): genus of chestnut

Definitions

  1. genus of chestnut

Ancestry of “Castanea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincastaneaa chestnut tree; a chestnut
2Ancient GreekκαστάνειαAlternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut
3Ancient Greekκᾰ́στᾰνᾰsweet chestnuts; chestnut

Words derived from “Castanea”

  • Castanopsis
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