Etymograph

English

castellology

Castellology comes from Latin castellum ‘castle, fortress’, from 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, fortress’
  6. Englishtodaycastellology

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, fortress’
  6. Englishtodaycastellology

The story

Based on Latin castellum (‘castle, fortress’) and Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word”)

Linked words

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

chastity, caries, chaste, chastise, 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, fortress’

castle, château, cashel, 17 more

Today it means

noun The study of castles.

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

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

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