Where does “milecastle” come from?
milecastle (English) comes from English Castle, from Middle English castel, from Old English castel, from Breton kastell, from Italian castello, from Latin castellum, from Latin castrum, from Proto-Italic kastrom — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
milecastle (English): One of a series of small rectangular...
Definitions
- One of a series of small rectangular...
Ancestry of “milecastle”, step by step
milecastle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Castle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Castle | referring to someone who lived in or worked in a castle |
| 2 | Middle English | castel | castle |
| 3 | Old English | castel | town; village; castle |
| 4 | Breton | kastell | castle |
| 5 | Italian | castello | castle |
| 6 | Latin | castellum | castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a... |
| 7 | Latin | castrum | castle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
via English mile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mile | The international mile: a unit of length... |
| 2 | Middle English | myle | mile; The time it takes to walk a mile;... |
| 3 | Old English | mīl | millet; mile |
| 4 | Latin | mīlia | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mīliju | mile |
| 6 | Latin | Mīlle | thousand; 1000 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |