Where does “inchastity” come from?
inchastity (English) comes from English chastity, from Middle English chastite, from Old French chasteté, from Latin castitas, from Latin castus, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
inchastity (English): Absence of chastity; the quality of being...
Definitions
- Absence of chastity; the quality of being...
Ancestry of “inchastity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chastity | The quality of being chaste: the state of... |
| 2 | Middle English | chastite | — |
| 3 | Old French | chasteté | — |
| 4 | Latin | castitas | purity; morality; chastity |
| 5 | Latin | castus | morally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from... |
| 6 | Latin | careō | to lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kazēō | to lack |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |