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

Definitions

  1. to castrate

Ancestry of “châtrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchastrerto punish; to castrate
2Latincastrōto prune
3Proto-Italickastrāō—
4Proto-Italickastromknife
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “châtrer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱos-tróm →Every word from Proto-Italic kastrom →