castillan
French
noun
Definitions
- Castilian (language)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French Castelan borrowed from Spanish, Castilian castellano derived from Latin castellanus (a castle, an occupant of a castle, or a governor of a castle).
Origin
Latin
castellanus
Gloss
a castle, an occupant of a castle, or a governor of a castle
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- castellano English
- Castellānus Latin
- castellanus Latin
- castellum Latin
- castigliano Italian
- châtelaine French
- castellanamente Spanish, Castilian
- castellanizar Spanish, Castilian
- castellano Spanish, Castilian
- castellanomanchego Spanish, Castilian
- *ḱes- Proto-Indo-European
- castelhano Portuguese
- castelain Old French
- castellà Catalan, Valencian
- Castelan Middle French
- caxlan K'iche'