Where does “castillo” come from?
castillo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish castiello, from Latin castellum, 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...
castillo (Spanish): castle
Definitions
- castle
Ancestry of “castillo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | castiello | castle; stronghold, fortress |
| 2 | Latin | castellum | castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a... |
| 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... |