Where does “castrense” come from?
castrense (Portuguese) comes from Latin castrensis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
castrense (Portuguese): military
Definitions
- military
Ancestry of “castrense”, step by step
castrense traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin castrensis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | castrensis | camp |
| 2 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 3 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 4 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 5 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Portuguese castro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | castro | fort; a fortified pre-Roman Iron Age village... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | castro | — |
| 3 | Latin | castrum | castle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kastrom | knife |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱos-tróm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |