Where does “Castro” come from?

Castro (Spanish) comes from Latin castra, 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...

Castro (Spanish): Fidel

Definitions

  1. Fidel

Ancestry of “Castro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincastraan encampment, camp; military service; a...
2Latincastrumcastle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a...
3Proto-Italickastromknife
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-
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