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Where does “castifico” come from?

castifico (Latin) comes 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...

castifico (Latin): I purify

Definitions

  1. I purify

Ancestry of “castifico”, step by step

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

Words derived from “castifico”

  • castificaturus
  • castificatus
  • castificandus
  • castificans
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