Where does “castellated” come from?
Castellated comes from Latin castellum, derived from Latin castrum meaning fortified camp, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots kat- and ḱes- with the suffix -tós.
castellated (English): Castle-like: built or shaped like a castle;...
Definitions
- Castle-like: built or shaped like a castle;...
Ancestry of “castellated”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | castellatus | fortified, castellate |
| 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... |