Where does “Castelló” come from?
Castelló (Catalan) comes from Catalan o, from Latin aut, from Proto-Italic *auti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
Ancestry of “Castelló”, step by step
Castelló traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | o | The Latin letter O; or |
| 2 | Latin | aut | or |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *auti | either, or |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewti | on the other hand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Catalan castell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | castell | castle; château; castell |
| 2 | Latin | castellum | castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a... |
| 3 | Latin | castrum | castle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |