castrum
Latin
noun
Definitions
- castle, fort, fortress
- (chiefly plural) camp, especially a military camp
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Italic *kastrom (knife) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- (cut, cut off, separate, cutVerb, cut up, slaughter).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱes-
Gloss
cut, cut off, separate, cutVerb, cut up, slaughter
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Chester English
- Grantchester English
- castellum English
- castrum English
- Castella Latin
- Glēvum Latin
- casa Latin
- cassus Latin
- castellanus Latin
- castellum Latin
- castra Latin
- castrametor Latin
- castro Latin
- castus Latin
- catena Latin
- catulus Latin
- catēna Latin
- mētor Latin
- cassero Italian
- castello Italian
- incastramento Italian
- incastrare Italian
- incastratura Italian
- rincastrare Italian
- -eux French
- encastrer French
- Alcázar Spanish, Castilian
- alcázar Spanish, Castilian
- castro Spanish, Castilian
- ξέσις Ancient Greek
- ξεστός Ancient Greek
- ξυρόν Ancient Greek
- ξυστός Ancient Greek
- ξόανον Ancient Greek
- ἐΰξοος Ancient Greek
- ἔλαιον Ancient Greek
- *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European
- *kat- Proto-Indo-European
- *kes- Proto-Indo-European
- *ket- Proto-Indo-European
- *ksunyo-, *ksnew- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱes- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱostróm, *ḱos-tróm Proto-Indo-European
- castro Portuguese
- *hazdaz Proto-Germanic
- *hezdǭ Proto-Germanic
- Ceaster Old English
- castel Old English
- ceaster Old English
- Chestre Middle English
- kastel Danish
- *kostr- Proto-Slavic
- *česàti Proto-Slavic
- القصر الكبير Arabic
- قصر, اَلْقَصْر Arabic
- قَصْر Arabic
- castel Old French
- chastel Old French
- kastelo Esperanto
- Alcàsser Catalan, Valencian
- alcàsser Catalan, Valencian
- castro Galician
- castel Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- Αργυρόκαστρον Greek (modern)
- κάστρο Greek (modern)
- castell Welsh
- kastel Old High German
- Caisel Old Irish
- caisel Old Irish
- Gjirokastër Albanian
- *seur(j)ōn gmw-pro
- alcaçer Old Portuguese
- castelo Old Portuguese
- castro Old Portuguese
- *kīnsrā Proto-Celtic
- *ćasás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- kasri Swahili
- *kastrom Proto-Italic
- *kateswā Proto-Italic
- *kazēō Proto-Italic
- castiellu Asturian
- cjiscjel Friulian
- kasa Lithuanian
- castel Old Occitan
- Castiella Old Spanish
- castiello Old Spanish
- castro Old Spanish
- casteło Venetian
- kastell Breton
- mamm Breton
- castel xno
- *kāra Proto-Albanian
- gaztelu Basque
- κάστρον gkm
- קַסְטֵל Aramaic
- castial Dalmatian
- chaîteâ Bourguignon
- Casteddu Sardinian
- casteddu Sardinian
- castiello Neapolitan
- castellu Corsican
- castielho Mirandese
- châtél Franco-Provençal
- castel ONF.
- kexti Old Prussian