Where does “biv” come from?

biv (Volapük) comes from English Beaver, from French castor, from Middle French castor, from Old French castor, from Latin Castor, from Ancient Greek Κάστωρ, from Doric Greek κάστον.

biv (Volapük): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “biv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeaverA native or resident of the American state of...
2Frenchcastorbeaver
3Middle Frenchcastor
4Old Frenchcastorbeaver
5LatinCastorCastor
6Ancient GreekΚάστωρCastor
7Doric Greekκάστον
Every word from Doric Greek κάστονEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚάστωρEvery word from Latin Castor
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