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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

  1. A castrato, male who has been castrated,...

Ancestry of “castraat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancastratopast participle of castrare; castrated, gelded,...
2Latincastrātus—
3Latincastrō—
4Proto-Italickastrāō—
5Proto-Italickastromknife
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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