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Where does “castiello” come from?

castiello (Old Spanish) comes 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...

castiello (Old Spanish): castle; stronghold, fortress

Definitions

  1. castle; stronghold, fortress

Ancestry of “castiello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincastellumcastle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a...
2Latincastrumcastle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a...
3Proto-Italickastromknife
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “castiello”

  • Castillo
  • Castilla
  • acastillar
  • encastillar
  • castillo
  • accastiller
  • accastillage
  • Castillo
  • Castillo
  • Kastila
  • castillan
  • Caxtillan
  • Castiella
  • kastiaj
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