Where does “caiseal” come from?
caiseal (Irish) comes from Old Irish caisel, from Anglo-Norman castel, 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...
caiseal (Irish): stone fort; unmortared stone wall; boundary wall
Definitions
- stone fort; unmortared stone wall; boundary wall
Ancestry of “caiseal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | caisel | stone wall, rampart |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | castel | — |
| 3 | Latin | castellum | castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a... |
| 4 | Latin | castrum | castle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |