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Where does “castratism” come from?

castratism (English) comes from English castrate, 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...

castratism (English): Prepubescent castration

Definitions

  1. Prepubescent castration

Ancestry of “castratism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcastrateA castrated man; a eunuch; To remove the...
2Latincastrātus—
3Latincastrō—
4Proto-Italickastrāō—
5Proto-Italickastromknife
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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