Where does “castelo” come from?

castelo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese castelo, from Latin castellum, from Latin castrum, 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...

castelo (Galician): castle; forecastle; aftcastle; siege tower

Definitions

  1. castle; forecastle; aftcastle; siege tower

Ancestry of “castelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecastelo—
2Latincastellumcastle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a...
3Latincastrumcastle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a...
4Proto-Italickastromknife
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “castelo”

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