Where does “castrat” come from?

castrat (French) comes from Italian castrato, 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...

castrat (French): castrato

Definitions

  1. castrato

Ancestry of “castrat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancastratopast participle of castrare; castrated, gelded,...
2Latincastrātuscastrated, emasculated
3Latincastrōto prune
4Proto-Italickastrāō—
5Proto-Italickastromknife
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱos-tróm →Every word from Proto-Italic kastrom →