Where does “Lencastre” come from?

Lencastre (Portuguese) comes from Middle English Lancaster, from Old English ċeaster, 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...

Lencastre (Portuguese): Lancaster an English royal dynasty

Definitions

  1. Lancaster an English royal dynasty

Ancestry of “Lencastre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishLancaster—
2Old Englishċeastercity, town; settlement
3Latincastrumcastle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a...
4Proto-Italickastromknife
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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