Where does “castigate” come from?
castigate (Italian) comes from Italian castigato, from Italian castigare, from Latin castīgō.
castigate (Italian): feminine plural of castigato; second-person...
Definitions
- feminine plural of castigato; second-person...
Ancestry of “castigate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | castigato | chasten, sober, pure; past participle of... |
| 2 | Italian | castigare | to punish, castigate, chasten, trounce |
| 3 | Latin | castīgō | — |