Etymology Explorer › Latin

Where does “castitas” come from?

castitas (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...

castitas (Latin): purity; morality; chastity

Definitions

  1. purity; morality; chastity

Ancestry of “castitas”, 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 “castitas”

  • chastity
  • unchastity
  • inchastity
  • castidad
  • castità
  • chasteté
  • castidade
  • chastite
  • chasteté
  • chasteté
  • castidade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →