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
- A person who forms part of a castell
Ancestry of “casteller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | casteller | casteller |
| 2 | Catalan | castell | castle; château; castell |
| 3 | Latin | castellum | castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a... |
| 4 | Latin | castrum | castle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a... |
| 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... |