Where does “kastraattilaulaja” come from?
kastraattilaulaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kastraatti, 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...
kastraattilaulaja (Finnish): castrato male singer who has been castrated in order to retain his boyish voice
Definitions
- castrato male singer who has been castrated in order to retain his boyish voice
Ancestry of “kastraattilaulaja”, step by step
kastraattilaulaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kastraatti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kastraatti | castrate, eunuch |
| 2 | English | castrate | A castrated man; a eunuch; To remove the... |
| 3 | Latin | castrātus | castrated, emasculated |
| 4 | Latin | castrō | to prune |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kastrāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |