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Where does “casteller” come from?

casteller (English) comes from Catalan casteller, from Catalan castell, from Latin castellum, 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...

casteller (English): A person who forms part of a castell

Definitions

  1. A person who forms part of a castell

Ancestry of “casteller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancastellercasteller
2Catalancastellcastle; château; castell
3Latincastellumcastle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a...
4Latincastrumcastle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a...
5Proto-Italickastromknife
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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