Where does “-cester” come from?

-cester (English) comes from Old English ċeaster, 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...

-cester (English): Forms placenames, originally those settled by the Roman Empire in Great Britain

Definitions

  1. Forms placenames, originally those settled by the Roman Empire in Great Britain

Ancestry of “-cester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċeastercity, town; settlement
2Latincastrumcastle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a...
3Proto-Italickastromknife
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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