Where does “castratrix” come from?

castratrix (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...

castratrix (English): A female who castrates

Definitions

  1. A female who castrates

Ancestry of “castratrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcastrateA castrated man; a eunuch; To remove the...
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 →