Where does “chastely” come from?
Chastely derives from Middle English -ly and Old English -līċ combined with Latin castus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots kesa and līg-.
chastely (English): In a chaste manner
Definitions
- In a chaste manner
Ancestry of “chastely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chaste | Abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual... |
| 2 | Middle English | chaste | — |
| 3 | Old French | chaste | chaste; celibate |
| 4 | Latin | castus | morally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from... |
| 5 | Latin | careō | to lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kazēō | to lack |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |