Where does “chasteningly” come from?

chasteningly (English) comes from English chastening, from English chasten, from Middle English chastien, from Old French chastier, from Latin castīgō — to castigate, chastise, reprove.

chasteningly (English): In a chastening manner

Definitions

  1. In a chastening manner

Ancestry of “chasteningly”, step by step

chasteningly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chastening

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchasteningpresent participle of chasten; The act by which...
2EnglishchastenTo make chaste
3Middle Englishchastien
4Old Frenchchastierto punish
5Latincastīgōto castigate, chastise, reprove

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Latin castīgōEvery word from Old French chastierEvery word from Middle English chastien