Where does “castraat” come from?
castraat (Dutch) comes from Italian castrato, from Latin castrātus, from Latin castrō, from Proto-Italic kastrāō, 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...
castraat (Dutch): A castrato, male who has been castrated,...
Definitions
- A castrato, male who has been castrated,...
Ancestry of “castraat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | castrato | past participle of castrare; castrated, gelded,... |
| 2 | Latin | castrātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | castrō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kastrāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |