Where does “castigate” come from?

castigate (Italian) comes from Italian castigato, from Italian castigare, from Latin castīgō — to castigate, chastise, reprove.

castigate (Italian): feminine plural of castigato; second-person...

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of castigato; second-person...

Ancestry of “castigate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancastigatochasten, sober, pure; past participle of...
2Italiancastigareto punish, castigate, chasten, trounce
3Latincastīgōto castigate, chastise, reprove
Every word from Latin castīgō →Every word from Italian castigare →Every word from Italian castigato →