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,...

Definitions

  1. past participle of castrare; castrated, gelded,...

Ancestry of “castrato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincastrātuscastrated, emasculated
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 “castrato”

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