castellano

The story

1. Latin · derived fromcastrum“fort”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromCastella“Castile, Land of Fortresses”
3. Spanish · borrowed fromcastellano“Castilian”
4. English todaycastellano

Borrowed from Spanish castellano (“Castilian”), from Medieval Latin Castella (“Castile, Land of Fortresses”) + -ānus (“-an: forming adjectives”), from Latin castrum (“fort”) + -ella (“-elle: forming diminutives”). Doublet of Castilian, castellanus, castellan, and chatelain.

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