Where does “semicastrate” come from?
semicastrate (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...
semicastrate (English): To deprive of one testicle
Definitions
- To deprive of one testicle
Ancestry of “semicastrate”, step by step
semicastrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English castrate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | castrate | A castrated man; a eunuch; To remove the... |
| 2 | Latin | castrātus | castrated, emasculated |
| 3 | Latin | castrō | to prune |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kastrāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |