Where does “castrum” come from?

castrum (Latin) comes 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...

castrum (Latin): castle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a...

Definitions

  1. castle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a...

Ancestry of “castrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickastromknife
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “castrum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-