Where does “castrato” come from?

castrato (English) comes from Italian castrato, 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...

castrato (English): A male who has been castrated, especially a male...

Definitions

  1. A male who has been castrated, especially a male...

Ancestry of “castrato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancastratopast participle of castrare; castrated, gelded,...
2Latincastrātuscastrated, emasculated
3Latincastrōto prune
4Proto-Italickastrāō—
5Proto-Italickastromknife
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱos-tróm →Every word from Proto-Italic kastrom →
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