Castell

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Castell

Type

free base

Denotation

castle, fort, fortress, stronghold

Etymology

(1) Catalan castell; Latin castellum, from castrum + -lum; (2) Spanish castellano; Latin Castellānus, from Castella + -ānus, from castrum + -ella

Evidence

castell, castella, castellan, castellanies, castellano, castellanos, castellans, castellanship, castellany, castellate, castellated, castellates, castellating, castellation, casteller, castells, castellum, castellums, decastellate, decastellated, decastellates, decastellating, encastellate, encastellated, encastellates, encastellating, incastellate, incastellated, incastellated, incastellates, incastellating

Notes

castell, castellum, castle, cashel, and chateau are doublets
castellan, castellanus, castellano, Castilian, and chatelain are doublets

Doublet

Castle, Cashel

See Also

Castle, Castile, Cashel, Chate, Castr