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Where does “castigate” come from?

Castigate comes from Latin castigo, derived from Latin ago meaning "to drive or lead," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- with the sense of driving or moving.

castigate (English): To punish or reprimand someone severely; To...

Definitions

  1. To punish or reprimand someone severely; To...

Ancestry of “castigate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincastīgātus—
2Latincastīgō—

Words derived from “castigate”

  • castigator
  • castigateth
  • castigatest
Every word from Latin castīgō →