Where does “castus” come from?

castus (Latin) comes 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...

castus (Latin): morally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from...

Definitions

  1. morally pure, guiltless; pure, chaste, free from...

Ancestry of “castus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincareōto lack, be without. (usually with ablative), to be deprived of
2Proto-Italickazēōto lack
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “castus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-