Etymology Explorer › Latin

Where does “castificandus” come from?

castificandus (Latin) comes from Latin castifico, from Latin castus, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

castificandus (Latin): which is to be purified

Definitions

  1. which is to be purified

Ancestry of “castificandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincastificoI purify
2Latincastusmorally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from...
3Latincareō—
4Proto-Italickazēōto lack
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →