Where does “castrum” come from?

castrum (English) comes from Latin castrum, 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...

castrum (English): Among the Ancient Romans, a building or plot of...

Definitions

  1. Among the Ancient Romans, a building or plot of...

Ancestry of “castrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincastrumcastle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a...
2Proto-Italickastromknife
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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