Where does “uncastle” come from?
uncastle (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...
uncastle (English): To take a castle from; to turn out of a castle
Definitions
- To take a castle from; to turn out of a castle
Ancestry of “uncastle”, step by step
uncastle 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |