Where does “castrato” come from?
castrato (Italian) comes from Latin castrātus, 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...
castrato (Italian): past participle of castrare; castrated, gelded,...
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- past participle of castrare; castrated, gelded,...
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