castrate

castrate · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromcastrātus
2. Middle English · inherited fromcastrat“(adjective) castrated; (noun) a castrated animal”
3. English todaycastrate

Likely from an unattested sense of Middle English castrat (“(adjective) castrated; (noun) a castrated animal”), substantivized borrowing of Latin castrātus, perfect passive participle of castrō (“to prune, amputate, castrate”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix)).

castrate · verb²

1. Latin · derived fromcastrō
2. Latin · borrowed fromcastrātus
3. English todaycastrate

Borrowed from Latin castrātus, perfect passive participle of Latin castrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Displaced native geld in its broader sense.

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