The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromκαστόριον
- Latin · borrowed fromcastoreum
- English todaycastoreum
From Latin castoreum, from Ancient Greek καστόριον (kastórion). Possible doublet of kasturi.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
castoreum
Today it means: The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers, used as a scent mark, and as a tincture in some perfumes. Full definition →
Latin castoreum ← Ancient Greek καστόριον