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Where does “castelhano” come from?

castelhano (Portuguese) comes from Spanish castellano, from Old Spanish castellano, from Latin castellānus, from Latin castella, from Latin castellum, from Latin castrum, from Proto-Italic kastrom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱos-tróm — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

castelhano (Portuguese): Castilian; Spanish; Castilian; a Uruguayan or...

Definitions

  1. Castilian; Spanish; Castilian; a Uruguayan or...

Ancestry of “castelhano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishcastellanoCastilian; Spanish; Castilian Spanish as opposed...
2Old Spanishcastellano—
3Latincastellānus—
4Latincastellanominative plural of castellum; accusative plural...
5Latincastellumcastle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a...
6Latincastrumcastle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a...
7Proto-Italickastromknife
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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