castro
Galician
/ˈkastɾo̝/
noun
Definitions
- a local fortified Iron Age village, of which some 3,000 are known in Galicia
- (by extension) any fortified archaeological site
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese castro inherited from Latin castrum (castle, camp, fort, fortress, citadel, stronghold).
Origin
Latin
castrum
Gloss
castle, camp, fort, fortress, citadel, stronghold
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
城
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- castrum English
- castellum Latin
- castrametor Latin
- castrum Latin
- incastrare Italian
- castro Spanish, Castilian
- *kat- Proto-Indo-European
- *kes- Proto-Indo-European
- castrejo Portuguese
- castro Portuguese
- Ceaster Old English
- ceaster Old English
- قصر, اَلْقَصْر Arabic
- قَصْر Arabic
- Αργυρόκαστρον Greek (modern)
- castro Old Portuguese
- *kastrom Proto-Italic
- castro Old Spanish
- κάστρον gkm