Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “kat-”
400 words across 62 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European kat- — including chain, castle, Chester, Castro, Gloucester, casino, Cheshire, Casas.
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English (135)
- chain
- castle
- Chester
- Castro
- Gloucester
- casino
- Cheshire
- Casas
- chez
- casa
- Casablanca
- chalet
- château
- castellated
- chainsaw
- chatelaine
- castellan
- chasuble
- casemate
- catenary
- keychain
- catena
- enchain
- Castletown
- castrum
- sandcastle
- unchain
- castell
- interchain
- watchchain
- chainless
- toolchain
- casemated
- chainlink
- castellum
- casita
- catenane
- chainman
- enchainment
- intrachain
- chatelain
- qasr
- chainlike
- castling
- castlelike
- chainring
- ksar
- chainage
- cochain
- alcazar
- casula
- subchain
- antichain
- sterncastle
- Castroite
- aftercastle
- castlebuilding
- catenaccio
- castellany
- catenate
- castrametation
- midchain
- chainwork
- mainchain
- catenarian
- milecastle
- multichain
- chainlet
- chatelet
- castleward
- castellate
- catenative
- Castroist
- noncasino
- backchain
- chainwide
- nonchain
- castlebuilder
- heterochain
- anticasino
- chainset
- forechain
- homochain
- chainstay
- decatenate
- Novocastrian
- megachain
- minichain
- chainest
- carsey
- chainwise
- unchainable
- castlet
- rechain
- megacasino
- chainable
- unchainer
- incatenation
- Castrist
- chainwale
- chasubled
- chainworks
- chaincase
- castleless
- casinolike
- Castrism
- castrensial
- chatellany
- chesterlite
- uncastle
- hogchain
- polycatenane
- polycatenary
- supercasino
- cybercasino
- Castrophile
- casteller
- noncatenative
- catenator
- incastellate
- minicasino
- castlette
- pseudocastle
- becastled
- nanochain
- chaineth
- blockchain
- chainguard
- chainsticks
- pseudocatenane
- charpering carsey
- incastle
- Alcazar
- chaine
- casas
French (39)
- casemate
- châtelain
- château
- chaîne
- châtellenie
- chez
- cadenas
- caténaire
- chalet
- ksar
- châtelaine
- case
- castillan
- chaînon
- caser
- chaînette
- enchaîner
- enchaînement
- déchaîner
- cadenasser
- encastrer
- encastrable
- casino
- minichaîne
- accastiller
- accastillage
- bicaténaire
- intercaténaire
- intracaténaire
- monocaténaire
- encastrement
- déchaînement
- déchainer
- déchainement
- chaîner
- recaser
- enchaînure
- alcazar
- casas
Italian (38)
- casamatta
- casa
- casino
- castello
- catena
- concatenare
- castellano
- chalet
- catenaccio
- casata
- cassero
- casalingo
- catenina
- incatenare
- concatenazione
- casolare
- casuccia
- casotto
- incasellare
- casella
- concatenamento
- castellologia
- controcatena
- casellista
- casula
- incastellare
- incastellamento
- incastrare
- incastratura
- incatenamento
- incatenatura
- tendicatena
- sottocatena
- autocasa
- Castelrosso
- incatenate
- case
- alcazar