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castaneus.

chestnut

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[kasˈta.ne.ʊs]Classical-Latin[kasˈtaː.ne.us]

  1. chestnut

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · relational

  2. brown (chestnut colored)

    Late-Latin · Latin · adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kắstănă)bor. Latin castanea Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin castaneus From castanea + -eus.

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