Where does “castlelike” come from?
castlelike (English) comes from English castle, from Middle English castle, from Middle English castel, from Old English castel, from Breton kastell, from Italian castello, from Latin castellum, from Latin castrum — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
castlelike (English): Resembling a castle
Definitions
- Resembling a castle
Ancestry of “castlelike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | castle | A large building that is fortified and contains... |
| 2 | Middle English | castle | Alternative form of castel |
| 3 | Middle English | castel | castle |
| 4 | Old English | castel | town; village; castle |
| 5 | Breton | kastell | castle |
| 6 | Italian | castello | castle |
| 7 | Latin | castellum | castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a... |
| 8 | Latin | castrum | castle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |