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.
chasteningly (English): In a chastening manner
Ancestry of “chasteningly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chastening | present participle of chasten; The act by which... |
| 2 | English | chasten | To punish ; to restrain, moderate; To make... |
| 3 | Middle English | chastien | — |
| 4 | Old French | chastier | to punish |
| 5 | Latin | castīgō | — |