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Where does “hemicastrate” come from?

hemicastrate (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...

hemicastrate (English): A semicastrated animal

Definitions

  1. A semicastrated animal

Ancestry of “hemicastrate”, 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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