Where does “châtrer” come from?
châtrer (French) comes from Old French chastrer, 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...
châtrer (French): to castrate
Ancestry of “châtrer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | chastrer | to punish; to castrate |
| 2 | Latin | castrō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kastrāō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
Words derived from “châtrer”