castellum

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[ka-stel-uhm] / kæˈstɛl əm /

noun

Archaeology.

castelli plural

1. a small isolated fortress, or one of a series of such fortresses, of the ancient Romans.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• castelli
  plural

Etymology

Origin of castellum

< Latin: fortified settlement, fortress < *casterlom < *castṛlom < *castrelom, equivalent to castr ( a ) (neuter plural) fortified camp + *-elom diminutive suffix; see -ule, -elle