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Where does “castigans” come from?

castigans (Latin) comes from Latin castigo, 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...

castigans (Latin): castigating, chastising; rebuking; correcting

Definitions

  1. castigating, chastising; rebuking; correcting

Ancestry of “castigans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincastigoI castigate, chastise, reprove; I rebuke,...
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...
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