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