Where does “chastise” come from?

Chastise comes from Old French chastier, from Latin castigo, derived from Latin ago, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- meaning to drive or lead.

chastise (English): To punish, especially by corporal punishment

Definitions

  1. To punish, especially by corporal punishment

Ancestry of “chastise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchastierto punish
2Latincastīgōto castigate, chastise, reprove

Words derived from “chastise”

Every word from Latin castīgō →Every word from Old French chastier →