English
incastle
Incastle comes from Latin incastellāre ‘to fortify, to incastle’, from castrum ‘fort’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- ‘to cut’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱes-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱstromreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kastrom‘part, share of something’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcastrum‘fort’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcastellum‘little fortification, castle’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEincastellāre‘to fortify, to incastle’
- Englishearliest quotation 1587incastle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱes-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱstromreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kastrom‘part, share of something’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcastrum‘fort’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcastellum‘little fortification, castle’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEincastellāre‘to fortify, to incastle’
- Englishearliest quotation 1587incastle
Earliest quotation: 1587, John Hooker translating Gerald of Wales , Vol. III: “Meth was alredie meetlie well and indifferentlie fortified and…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- ‘to cut’
caste, chastity, chaste, caries, chastise, cassation, 20 more
through Proto-Italic *kastrom ‘part, share of something’
through Latin castrum ‘fort’
through Latin castellum ‘little fortification, castle’
Today it means
verb To add castles to a place.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- / incastle