Where does “castra” come from?

castra (Romanian) comes from Latin castrō, from Proto-Italic kastrāō, 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...

castra (Romanian): to castrate

Definitions

  1. to castrate

Ancestry of “castra”, step by step

castra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin castrō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincastrōto prune
2Proto-Italickastrāō—
3Proto-Italickastromknife
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

via French castrer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcastrerto neuter, to castrate
2Latincastrāre—

Words derived from “castra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱos-tróm →Every word from Proto-Italic kastrom →