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Where does “kastrāō” come from?

kastrāō (Proto-Italic) comes 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...

Ancestry of “kastrāō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kastrāō”

  • castration
  • castrate
  • castrato
  • castrator
  • castrative
  • castratism
  • castratable
  • hemicastration
  • semicastration
  • castrater
  • uncastratable
  • castratively
  • castrativeness
  • semicastrate
  • castratee
  • castratrix
  • hemicastrate
  • uncastrate
  • castrator
  • castratus
  • castrans
  • castraturus
  • castrandus
  • castrare
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