Etymograph

English

castell

Castell comes from Catalan castell ‘castle’, from Latin castrum ‘fort’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- ‘to cut’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱes-‘to cut’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱstromreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kastrom‘part, share of something’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcastrum‘fort’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcastellum‘castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold’
  6. Catalanc. 1500–presentcastell‘castle’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱes-‘to cut’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱstromreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kastrom‘part, share of something’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcastrum‘fort’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcastellum‘castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold’
  6. Catalanc. 1500–presentcastell‘castle’
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- ‘to cut’

chastity, caries, chastise, chaste, cassation, 23 more

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

castrate, 19 more

through Latin castrum ‘fort’

alcazar, 20 more

through Latin castellum ‘castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold’

castle, château, cashel, 17 more

Today it means

noun A human tower formed in festivals in Catalonia.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- / castell

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