Where does “kākela” come from?
kākela (Hawaiian) comes from English Castle, from Middle English castel, from Old English castel, from Breton kastell, from Italian castello, from Latin castellum, from Latin castrum, from Proto-Italic kastrom — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
kākela (Hawaiian): castle
Definitions
- castle
Ancestry of “kākela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Castle | referring to someone who lived in or worked in a castle |
| 2 | Middle English | castel | castle |
| 3 | Old English | castel | town; village; castle |
| 4 | Breton | kastell | castle |
| 5 | Italian | castello | castle |
| 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... |