Latin

castrum

‘castle, fort, fortress’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin castrum.

25 English words in this record descend from Latin castrum, most familiar first.

• castle ← castel ← *kastell ← castellum
• château ← chasteau ← chastel ← castellum
• castello ← castellum
• castell ← castellum
• cashel ← caiseal ← caisel ← castellum
• alcazar ← الْقَصْر ← קַצְרָא
• castellan ← castelain ← castelain ← castellanus ← castellum
• qasr ← قَصْر ← קַצְרָא
• chatelaine ← châtelain ← chastelain ← castellanus ← castellum
• castellated ← castellum
• chatelet ← chastelet ← chastel ← castellum
• castrum

More words from castrum

• chatelain
• castellum
• ksar
• castellar
• castellology
• castellanus
• castellate
• casteller
• castlet
• castellany
• castlelet
• chatellany
• incastle

Etymograph / Latin castrum