Where does “castillan” come from?
castillan (French) comes from Middle French Castelan, from Spanish castellano, from Old Spanish castellano, from Latin castellānus, from Latin castella, from Latin castellum, from Latin castrum, from Proto-Italic kastrom — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
castillan (French): Castilian
Ancestry of “castillan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | Castelan | Castilian |
| 2 | Spanish | castellano | Castilian; Spanish; Castilian Spanish as opposed... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | castellano | — |
| 4 | Latin | castellānus | — |
| 5 | Latin | castella | nominative plural of castellum; accusative plural... |
| 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... |