Where does “castrate” come from?
castrate (English) comes from Latin castrātus, from Latin castrō, from Proto-Italic kastrāō, 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...
castrate (English): A castrated man; a eunuch; To remove the...
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- A castrated man; a eunuch; To remove the...
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