castellum.
redoubt, fortress, stronghold, fortified settlement, refuge; castle, citadel; castle/reservoir (where water from aqueduct is collected for distribution); |town, village; (medieval);
Meaning & usage
castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold
a dwelling in a high place
a shelter, stronghold, defence, refuge
a structure in which the water of an aqueduct is collected, to be distributed by pipes or channels in different directions; a reservoir
a village
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *ḱstrom Proto-Italic *kastrom Latin castrum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin castellum From castrum (“fort”) + -lum (diminutive suffix).
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