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Where does “chastrer” come from?

chastrer (Old French) comes 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...

chastrer (Old French): to punish; to castrate

Definitions

  1. to punish; to castrate

Ancestry of “chastrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincastrō—
2Proto-Italickastrāō—
3Proto-Italickastromknife
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “chastrer”

  • châtreur
  • châtrer
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