Where does “κάστρον” come from?
κάστρον (Byzantine Greek) comes from Latin castrum, from Proto-Italic kastrom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱos-tróm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Ancestry of “κάστρον”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | castrum | castle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
Words derived from “κάστρον”