Etymograph

English

Muncaster

Muncaster comes from Old English ċeaster ‘city, town’, from Latin castra ‘camp’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *kastrom ‘part, share of something’.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kastrom‘part, share of something’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcastrum‘fort, castle’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcastra‘camp’
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150ċeaster‘city, town’
  5. EnglishtodayMuncaster

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kastrom‘part, share of something’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcastrum‘fort, castle’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcastra‘camp’
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150ċeaster‘city, town’
  5. EnglishtodayMuncaster

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *kastrom ‘part, share of something’

castrate, castellan, 17 more

through Latin castrum ‘fort, castle’

castle, château, alcazar, cashel, castello, castell, 19 more

Today it means

name A civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref SD102569).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *kastrom / Muncaster

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