Etymology of the French word château
the French word
châteauderived from the Latin word
castellum (castle, reservoir; redoubt, fortress, stronghold; town, village)
derived from the Latin word
castrum (castle, fortress; town; fort, fortress; camp)
Date
The earliest known usage of château in French dates from the 10th century.
Cognates
Catalan
castell, Dutch
kasteel, English
castle, French
castel, German
Kastell, Italian
castello, Latin
castellum, Norwegian
kastell, Provençal
castelh, Spanish
castillo, Swedish
kastell
